Endogenous and non-endogenous versions of human G protein-coupled receptors

ABSTRACT

The invention disclosed in this patent document relates to transmembrane receptors, more particularly to a human G protein-coupled receptor and to mutated (non-endogenous) versions of the human GPCRs for evidence of constitutive activity.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No.09/170,496, filed on Oct. 13, 1998 and its corresponding PCT applicationnumber PCT/US99/23938, published as WO 00/22129 on Apr. 20, 2000. Thisapplication also is a continuation in part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/060,188,filed Apr. 14, 1998, which is a continuation in part of U.S. Ser. No.08/839,449, filed Apr. 14, 1997 (abandoned). The priority benefit ofeach of the foregoing is claimed herein, and the disclosures of each ofthe foregoing is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. Thisapplication also claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional No. 60/271,913,filed Feb. 26, 2001, also incorporated herein by reference in itsentirety. This document is related to the following applications: U.S.Provisional No. 60/250,881, filed Dec. 1, 2000; U.S. Provisional No.60/253,428, filed Nov. 27, 2000; U.S. Provisional No. 60/234,317, filedSep. 20, 2000; U.S. Provisional No. 60/245,853, filed Nov. 3, 2000; U.S.Provisional No. 60/234,045, filed Sep. 20, 2000; U.S. Provisional No.60/200,568, filed Apr. 28, 2000; U.S. Provisional No. 60/198,518, filedApr. 19, 2000; U.S. Provisional No. 60/189,353, filed Mar. 14, 2000;U.S. Provisional No. 60/166,084, filed Nov. 17, 1999; and U.S.Provisional No. 60/106,451, filed Oct. 30, 1998, the disclosures of eachof which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to transmembrane receptors, in someembodiments to G protein-coupled receptors and, in some preferredembodiments, to endogenous GPCRs that are altered to establish orenhance constitutive activity of the receptor. In some embodiments, theconstitutively activated GPCRs will be used for the directidentification of candidate compounds as receptor agonists or inverseagonists having applicability as therapeutic agents.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Although a number of receptor classes exist in humans, by far themost abundant and therapeutically relevant is represented by the Gprotein-coupled receptor (GPCR) class. It is estimated that there aresome 30,000-40,000 genes within the human genome, and of these,approximately 2% are estimated to code for GPCRs. Receptors, includingGPCRs, for which the endogenous ligand has been identified, are referredto as “known” receptors, while receptors for which the endogenous ligandhas not been identified are referred to as “orphan” receptors.

[0004] GPCRs represent an important area for the development ofpharmaceutical products: from approximately 20 of the 100 known GPCRs,approximately 60% of all prescription pharmaceuticals have beendeveloped. For example, in 1999, of the top 100 brand name prescriptiondrugs, the following drugs interact with GPCRs (diseases and/ordisorders treated are indicated in parentheses): Claritin ® Prozac ®Vasotec ® (allergies) (depression) (hypertension) Paxil ® Zoloft ®Zyprexa ® (depression) (depression) (psychotic disorder) Cozaar ®Imitrex ® Zantac ® (hypertension) (migraine) (reflux) Propulsid ®Risperdal ® Serevent ® (reflux disease) (schizophrenia) (asthma)Pepcid ® Gaster ® Atrovent ® (reflux) (ulcers) (bronchospasm) Effexor ®Depakote ® Cardura ® (depression) (epilepsy) (prostatic hypertrophy)Allegra ® Lupron ® Zoladex ® (allergies) (prostate cancer) (prostatecancer) Diprivan ® BuSpar ® Ventolin ® (anesthesia) (anxiety)(bronchospasm) Hytrin ® Wellbutrin ® Zyrtec ® (hypertension)(depression) (rhinitis) Plavix ® Toprol-XL ® Tenormin ® (MI/stroke)(hypertension) (angina) Xalatan ® Singulair ® Diovan ® (glaucoma)(asthma) (hypertension) Harnal ® (prostatic hyperplasia)

[0005] GPCRs share a common structural motif, having seven sequences ofbetween 22 to 24 hydrophobic amino acids that form seven alpha helices,each of which spans the membrane (each span is identified by number,i.e., transmembrane-1 (TM-1), transmebrane-2 (TM-2), etc.). Thetransmembrane helices are joined by strands of amino acids betweentransmembrane-2 and transmembrane-3, transmembrane-4 andtransmembrane-5, and transmembrane-6 and transmembrane-7 on theexterior, or “extracellular” side, of the cell membrane (these arereferred to as “extracellular” regions 1, 2 and 3 (EC-1, EC-2 and EC-3),respectively). The transmembrane helices are also joined by strands ofamino acids between transmembrane-1 and transmembrane-2, transmembrane-3and transmembrane-4, and transmembrane-5 and transmembrane-6 on theinterior, or “intracellular” side, of the cell membrane (these arereferred to as “intracellular” regions 1, 2 and 3 (IC-1, IC-2 and IC-3),respectively). The “carboxy” (“C”) terminus of the receptor lies in theintracellular space within the cell, and the “amino” (“N”) terminus ofthe receptor lies in the extracellular space outside of the cell.

[0006] Generally, when an endogenous ligand binds with the receptor(often referred to as “activation” of the receptor), there is a changein the conformation of the intracellular region that allows for couplingbetween the intracellular region and an intracellular “G-protein.” Ithas been reported that GPCRs are “promiscuous” with respect to Gproteins, i.e., that a GPCR can interact with more than one G protein.See, Kenakin, T., 43 Life Sciences 1095 (1988). Although other Gproteins exist, currently, G_(q), G_(s), G_(i), G_(z) and G_(o) are Gproteins that have been identified. Ligand-activated GPCR coupling withthe G-protein initiates a signaling cascade process (referred to as“signal transduction”). Under normal conditions, signal transductionultimately results in cellular activation or cellular inhibition.Although not wishing to be bound to theory, it is thought that the IC-3loop as well as the carboxy terminus of the receptor interact with the Gprotein.

[0007] Under physiological conditions, GPCRs exist in the cell membranein equilibrium between two different conformations: an “inactive” stateand an “active” state. A receptor in an inactive state is unable to linkto the intracellular signaling transduction pathway to initiate signaltransduction leading to a biological response. Changing the receptorconformation to the active state allows linkage to the transductionpathway (via the G-protein) and produces a biological response.

[0008] A receptor may be stabilized in an active state by a ligand or acompound such as a drug. Recent discoveries, including but notexclusively limited to modifications to the amino acid sequence of thereceptor, provide means other than ligands or drugs to promote andstabilize the receptor in the active state conformation. These meanseffectively stabilize the receptor in an active state by simulating theeffect of a ligand binding to the receptor. Stabilization by suchligand-independent means is termed “constitutive receptor activation.”

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Disclosed herein are endogenous and non-endogenous versions ofhuman GPCRs and uses thereof.

[0010] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a Gprotein-coupled receptor encoded by an amino acid sequence ofSEQ.ID.NO.:2, non-endogenous, constitutively activated versions of thesame encoded by an amino acid of SEQ.ID.NO.:63, and host cellscomprising the same.

[0011] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a plasmidcomprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:62 and host cellscomprising the same.

[0012] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a Gprotein-coupled receptor encoded by an amino acid sequence ofSEQ.ID.NO.:4, non-endogenous, constitutively activated versions of thesame encoded by an amino acid of SEQ.ID.NO.:65, and host cellscomprising the same.

[0013] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a plasmidcomprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:64 and host cellscomprising the same.

[0014] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to Gprotein-coupled receptor encoded by an amino acid sequence ofSEQ.ID.NO.:6, non-endogenous, constitutively activated versions of thesame, and host cells comprising the same.

[0015] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a plasmidcomprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:5 and host cellscomprising the same.

[0016] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a Gprotein-coupled receptor encoded by an amino acid sequence ofSEQ.ID.NO.:8, non-endogenous, constitutively activated versions of thesame encoded by an amino acid of SEQ.ID.NO.:67, SEQ.ID.NO.:69,SEQ.ID.NO.:71, and SEQ.ID.NO.:73, and host cells comprising the same.

[0017] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a plasmidcomprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:66, SEQ.ID.NO.:68,SEQ.ID.NO.:70, and SEQ.ID.NO.:72, and host cells comprising the same.

[0018] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a Gprotein-coupled receptor encoded by an amino acid sequence ofSEQ.ID.NO.:10, non-endogenous, constitutively activated versions of thesame encoded by an amino acid of SEQ.ID.NO.:75 and SEQ.ID.NO.:77, andhost cells comprising the same.

[0019] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a plasmidcomprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:74 and SEQ.ID.NO.:76, andhost cells comprising the same.

[0020] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a Gprotein-coupled receptor encoded by an amino acid sequence ofSEQ.ID.NO.:12, non-endogenous, constitutively activated versions of thesame encoded by an amino acid of SEQ.ID.NO.:79 and SEQ.ID.NO.:81, andhost cells comprising the same.

[0021] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a plasmidcomprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:78 and SEQ.ID.NO.:80, andhost cells comprising the same.

[0022] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a Gprotein-coupled receptor encoded by an amino acid sequence ofSEQ.ID.NO.:14, constitutively activated versions of the same encoded byan amino acid of SEQ.ID.NO.:83, and host cells comprising the same.

[0023] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a plasmidcomprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:82 and host cellscomprising the same.

[0024] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a Gprotein-coupled receptor encoded by an amino acid sequence ofSEQ.ID.NO.:16, constitutively activated versions of the same encoded byan amino acid of SEQ.ID.NO.:85, and host cells comprising the same.

[0025] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a plasmidcomprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:84 and host cellscomprising the same.

[0026] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a Gprotein-coupled receptor encoded by an amino acid sequence ofSEQ.ID.NO.:18, constitutively activated versions of the same encoded byan amino acid of SEQ.ID.NO.:87, and host cells comprising the same.

[0027] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a plasmidcomprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:86 and host cellscomprising the same. Some embodiments of the present invention relate toa plasmid comprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:84 and hostcells comprising the same.

[0028] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a Gprotein-coupled receptor encoded by an amino acid sequence ofSEQ.ID.NO.:98, non-endogenous, constitutively activated versions of thesame and host cells comprising the same.

[0029] Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a plasmidcomprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:97 and host cellscomprising the same.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030]FIG. 1 is a graphic representation of the results of a secondmessenger cell-based cyclic AMP assay providing comparative results forconstitutive signaling of endogenous, constitutively active FPRL-2(“FPRL-2 wt”), non-endogenous, constitutively activated version ofFPRL-2 (“FPRL-2 (L240K)”) fused with a Gs/Gi Fusion Protein Constructand a control (“Gs/Gi”).

[0031]FIG. 2 provides graphic results of comparative analysis ofendogenous STRL33 against non-endogenous, constitutively activatedSTRL33 (“STRL33(L230K)”) utilizing an 8×CRE-Luc Reporter assay in 293Tcells as compared with the control (“CMV”).

[0032]FIG. 3 provides graphic results of comparative analysis of aco-transfection of non-endogenous TSHR(A623I) (“signal enhancer”) withan endogenous target receptor, in this case GPR45 (“GPR45 wt”), versus acontrol (“CMV”), utilizing a cell-based adenylyl cyclase assay in 293cells. This assay involved the addition of TSH, the endogenous ligandfor TSHR.

[0033]FIG. 4 provides graphic results of comparative analysis of aco-transfection of non-endogenous TSHR(A623I) (“signal enhancer”) and anendogenous target receptor, in this case mGluR7 (“mGluR7 wt”), versusnon-endogenous, constitutively activated versions of the target receptormGluR7 (“W590S,” “R659H” “T771C” and “I790K”) co-transfected withnon-endogenous TSHR(A623I), utilizing a cell-based adenylyl cyclaseassay in 293 cells. This assay involved the addition of TSH, theendogenous ligand for TSHR.

[0034]FIG. 5 provides graphic results of comparative analysis of aco-transfection of non-endogenous TSHR(A623I) (“signal enhancer”) and anendogenous target receptor, in this case mGluR7 (“mGluR7 wt”), versusnon-endogenous, constitutively activated versions of the target receptormGluR7 (“W590S,” “R659H” “T771C” and “I790K”) co-transfected withnon-endogenous TSHR(A623I), utilizing a cell-based adenylyl cyclaseassay in RGT cells. This assay involved the addition of TSH, theendogenous ligand for TSHR.

[0035]FIG. 6 provides an illustration of second messenger IP₃ productionof non-endogenous mGluR7, “T771C”, co-transfected with non-endogenousversions of Gq protein, “Gq(del)” and “Gq(del)/Gi” compared with“Gq(del)” and “Gq(del)/Gi” in the presence and absence of glutamate.

[0036]FIG. 7 is a comparative analysis of endogenous, non-constitutivelyactive GPR37 (“wt”) and non-endogenous, constitutively activatedversions of GPR37 (“C543Y” and “L352R”) in an SRE Reporter assay, wherethe control is expression vector (“CMV”).

[0037]FIG. 8 is comparative analysis of a co-transfection of Gs/GiFusion Construct and an endogenous target receptor, in this case GPR37(“GPR37 wt”), versus non-endogenous, constitutively activated versionsof the target receptor GPR37 (“C543Y” and “L352R”) co-transfected withGs/Gi Fusion Construct utilizing a whole cell second messenger cAMPassay.

[0038]FIG. 9 is a representation of a Northern Analysis of GPR37expressed in forskolin treated rat Schwann cells. Cell differentiationwas maintained at 20 uM of forskolin.

[0039]FIG. 10 is a representation of a Northern Analysis of GPR37expressed in crushed rat sciatic nerve. GPR37 was highly up-regulatedseven (7) days post crush.

[0040]FIG. 11 is a comparative analysis of endogenous,non-constitutively active HF1948 (“wt”) and non-endogenous,constitutively activated version of HF1948 (“I281F”) in an IP3 assay,where the control is expression vector (“pCMV”).

[0041]FIG. 12 is comparative analysis of a co-transfection ofnon-endogenous TSHR-A623I (“signal enhancer”) and an endogenous targetreceptor, in this case HF1948 (“HF1948 wt”), versus non-endogenous,constitutively activated versions of the target receptor HF1948 (“I281F”and “E135N”) co-transfected with non-endogenous TSHR-A623I, utilizing awhole cell adenylyl cyclase assay. This assay involved the addition ofTSH, the endogenous ligand for TSHR.

[0042]FIG. 13 a reproduction of a photograph of the results for theNorthern Blot of GPR66 using multiple pancreatic cell lines.

[0043]FIG. 14 provides graphic results of comparative analysis ofendogenous GPR35 against non-endogenous, constitutively activated GPR35(“GPR35(A216K)”) utilizing an E2F-Luc Reporter assay in 293A cells.

[0044]FIG. 15 is a reproduction of a photograph of the results for theNorthern Blot of GPR35 using multiple tissue (human) cDNA.

[0045]FIG. 16 provides graphic results of comparative analysis of aco-transfection of non-endogenous TSHR-A623I (“TSHR-A623I”) (with andwithout TSH) and endogenous ETBR-LP2 (“WT”), versus non-endogenous,constitutively activated ETBR-LP2 (“N358K”) co-transfected with mutatedTSHR-A623I (with and without TSH) utilizing an adenylyl cyclase assay.

[0046]FIG. 17 provides a graphic result comparative analysis ofendogenous ETBR-LP2 (“WT”) and non-endogenous, constitutively activatedETBR-LP2 (“N358K”) utilizing an AP1 reporter assay system.

[0047]FIG. 18 is a representation of a Northern Analysis of ETBR-LP2expressed in forskolin treated rat Schwann cells. Cell differentiationwas maintained at 20 uM of forskolin.

[0048]FIG. 19 is a representation of a Northern Analysis of ETBR-LP2expressed in crushed rat sciatic nerve. ETBR-LP2 was highly up-regulatedseven (7) days post crush.

[0049]FIGS. 20A and 20B provides an alignment report between theputative amino acid sequence of the human ETBR-LP2 (“hETBRLP2p”) and thereported amino acid sequence of human GPR37 (“hGPR37p”).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0050] The scientific literature that has evolved around receptors hasadopted a number of terms to refer to ligands having various effects onreceptors. For clarity and consistency, the following definitions willbe used throughout this patent document. To the extent that thesedefinitions conflict with other definitions for these terms, thefollowing definitions shall control:

[0051] AGONISTS shall mean materials (e.g., ligands, candidatecompounds) that activate the intracellular response when they bind tothe receptor, or enhance GTP binding to membranes. In some embodiments,AGONISTS are those materials not previously known to activate theintracellular response when they bind to the receptor or to enhance GTPbinding to membranes.

[0052] AMINO ACID ABBREVIATIONS used herein are set out in Table A:TABLE A ALANINE ALA A ARGININE ARG R ASPARAGINE ASN N ASPARTIC ACID ASPD CYSTEINE CYS C GLUTAMIC ACID GLU E GLUTAMINE GLN Q GLYCINE GLY GHISTIDINE HIS H ISOLEUCINE ILE I LEUCINE LEU L LYSINE LYS K METHIONINEMET M PHENYLALANINE PHE F PROLINE PRO P SERINE SER S THREONINE THR TTRYPTOPHAN TRP W TYROSINE TYR Y VALINE VAL V

[0053] ANTAGONIST shall mean materials (e.g., ligands, candidatecompounds) that competitively bind to the receptor at the same site asthe agonists but which do not activate the intracellular responseinitiated by the active form of the receptor, and can thereby inhibitthe intracellular responses by agonists. ANTAGONISTS do not diminish thebaseline intracellular response in the absence of an agonist. In someembodiments, ANTAGONISTS are those materials not previously known toactivate the intracellular response when they bind to the receptor or toenhance GTP binding to membranes.

[0054] CANDIDATE COMPOUND shall mean a molecule (for example, and not 10limitation, a chemical compound) that is amenable to a screeningtechnique. Preferably, the phrase “candidate compound” does not includecompounds which were publicly known to be compounds selected from thegroup consisting of inverse agonist, agonist or antagonist to areceptor, as previously determined by an indirect identification process(“indirectly identified compound”); more preferably, not including anindirectly identified compound which has previously been determined tohave therapeutic efficacy in at least one mammal; and, most preferably,not including an indirectly identified compound which has previouslybeen determined to have therapeutic utility in humans.

[0055] COMPOSITION means a material comprising at least one component; a“pharmaceutical composition” is an example of a composition.

[0056] COMPOUND EFFICACY shall mean a measurement of the ability of acompound to inhibit or stimulate receptor functionality; i.e. theability to activate/inhibit a signal transduction pathway, as opposed toreceptor binding affinity. Exemplary means of detecting compoundefficacy are disclosed in the Example section of this patent document.

[0057] CODON shall mean a grouping of three nucleotides (or equivalentsto nucleotides) which generally comprise a nucleoside (adenosine (A),guanosine (G), cytidine (C), uridine (U) and thymidine (T)) coupled to aphosphate group and which, when translated, encodes an amino acid.

[0058] CONSTITUTIVELY ACTIVATED RECEPTOR shall mean a receptor subjectedto constitutive receptor activation. A constitutively activated receptorcan be endogenous or non-endogenous.

[0059] CONSTITUTIVE RECEPTOR ACTIVATION shall mean stabilization of areceptor in the active state by means other than binding of the receptorwith its ligand or a chemical equivalent thereof.

[0060] CONTACT or CONTACTING shall mean bringing at least two moietiestogether, whether in an in vitro system or an in vivo system.

[0061] DIRECTLY IDENTIFYING or DIRECTLY IDENTIFIED, in relationship tothe phrase “candidate compound”, shall mean the screening of a candidatecompound against a constitutively activated receptor, preferably aconstitutively activated orphan receptor, and most preferably against aconstitutively activated G protein-coupled cell surface orphan receptor,and assessing the compound efficacy of such compound. This phrase is,under no circumstances, to be interpreted or understood to beencompassed by or to encompass the phrase “indirectly identifying” or“indirectly identified.”

[0062] ENDOGENOUS shall mean a material that a mammal naturallyproduces. ENDOGENOUS in reference to, for example and not limitation,the term “receptor,” shall mean that which is naturally produced by amammal (for example, and not limitation, a human) or a virus. Bycontrast, the term NON-ENDOGENOUS in this context shall mean that whichis not naturally produced by a mammal (for example, and not limitation,a human) or a virus. For example, and not limitation, a receptor whichis not constitutively active in its endogenous form, but whenmanipulated becomes constitutively active, is most preferably referredto herein as a “non-endogenous, constitutively activated receptor.” Bothterms can be utilized to describe both “in vivo” and “in vitro” systems.For example, and not limitation, in a screening approach, the endogenousor non-endogenous receptor may be in reference to an in vitro screeningsystem. As a further example and not limitation, where the genome of amammal has been manipulated to include a non-endogenous constitutivelyactivated receptor, screening of a candidate compound by means of an invivo system is viable.

[0063] G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR FUSION PROTEIN and GPCR FUSIONPROTEIN, in the context of the invention disclosed herein, each mean anon-endogenous protein comprising an endogenous, constitutively activateGPCR or a non-endogenous, constitutively activated GPCR fused to atleast one G protein, most preferably the alpha (α) subunit of such Gprotein (this being the subunit that binds GTP), with the G proteinpreferably being of the same type as the G protein that naturallycouples with endogenous orphan GPCR. For example, and not limitation, inan endogenous state, if the G protein “G_(s)α” is the predominate Gprotein that couples with the GPCR, a GPCR Fusion Protein based upon thespecific GPCR would be a non-endogenous protein comprising the GPCRfused to G_(s)α; in some circumstances, as will be set forth below, anon-predominant G protein can be fused to the GPCR. The G protein can befused directly to the C-terminus of the constitutively active GPCR orthere may be spacers between the two.

[0064] HOST CELL shall mean a cell capable of having a Plasmid and/orVector incorporated therein. In the case of a prokaryotic Host Cell, aPlasmid is typically replicated as a autonomous molecule as the HostCell replicates (generally, the Plasmid is thereafter isolated forintroduction into a eukaryotic Host Cell); in the case of a eukaryoticHost Cell, a Plasmid is integrated into the cellular DNA of the HostCell such that when the eukaryotic Host Cell replicates, the Plasmidreplicates. In some embodiments the Host Cell is eukaryotic, morepreferably, mammalian, and most preferably selected from the groupconsisting of 293, 293T and COS-7 cells.

[0065] INDIRECTLY IDENTIFYING or INDIRECTLY IDENTIFIED means thetraditional approach to the drug discovery process involvingidentification of an endogenous ligand specific for an endogenousreceptor, screening of candidate compounds against the receptor fordetermination of those which interfere and/or compete with theligand-receptor interaction, and assessing the efficacy of the compoundfor affecting at least one second messenger pathway associated with theactivated receptor.

[0066] INHIBIT or INHIBITING, in relationship to the term “response”shall mean that a response is decreased or prevented in the presence ofa compound as opposed to in the absence of the compound.

[0067] INVERSE AGONISTS shall mean materials (e.g., ligand, candidatecompound) which bind to either the endogenous form of the receptor or tothe constitutively activated form of the receptor, and which inhibit thebaseline intracellular response initiated by the active form of thereceptor below the normal base level of activity which is observed inthe absence of agonists, or decrease GTP binding to membranes.Preferably, the baseline intracellular response is inhibited in thepresence of the inverse agonist by at least 30%, at least 50%, at least60%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least97%, at least 98%, and most preferably at least 99% as compared with thebaseline response in the absence of the inverse agonist.

[0068] KNOWN RECEPTOR shall mean an endogenous receptor for which theendogenous ligand specific for that receptor has been identified.

[0069] LIGAND shall mean a molecule specific for a naturally occurringreceptor.

[0070] MUTANT or MUTATION in reference to an endogenous receptor'snucleic acid and/or amino acid sequence shall mean a specified change orchanges to such endogenous sequences such that a mutated form of anendogenous, non-constitutively activated receptor evidences constitutiveactivation of the receptor. In terms of equivalents to specificsequences, a subsequent mutated form of a human receptor is consideredto be equivalent to a first mutation of the human receptor if (a) thelevel of constitutive activation of the subsequent mutated form of ahuman receptor is substantially the same as that evidenced by the firstmutation of the receptor; and (b) the percent sequence (amino acidand/or nucleic acid) homology between the subsequent mutated form of thereceptor and the first mutation of the receptor is at least 80%, atleast 85%, at least 90%, at least 92%, at least 94%, at least 95%, atleast 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, and most preferably at least 99%.In some embodiments, owing to the fact that some preferred cassettesdisclosed herein for achieving constitutive activation include a singleamino acid and/or codon change between the endogenous and thenon-endogenous forms of the GPCR, it is preferred that the percentsequence homology should be at least 98%.

[0071] NON-ORPHAN RECEPTOR shall mean an endogenous naturally occurringmolecule specific for an identified ligand wherein the binding of aligand to a receptor activates an intracellular signaling pathway.

[0072] ORPHAN RECEPTOR shall mean an endogenous receptor for which theligand specific for that receptor has not been identified or is notknown.

[0073] PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION shall mean a composition comprising atleast one active ingredient, whereby the composition is amenable toinvestigation for a specified, efficacious outcome in a mammal (forexample, and not limitation, a human). Those of ordinary skill in theart will understand and appreciate the techniques appropriate fordetermining whether an active ingredient has a desired efficaciousoutcome based upon the needs of the artisan.

[0074] PLASMID shall mean the combination of a Vector and cDNA.Generally, a Plasmid is introduced into a Host Cell for the purposes ofreplication and/or expression of the cDNA as a protein.

[0075] SECOND MESSENGER shall mean an intracellular response produced asa result of receptor activation. A second messenger can include, forexample, inositol triphosphate (IP₃), diacycglycerol (DAG), cyclic AMP(cAMP), and cyclic GMP (cGMP). Second messenger response can be measuredfor a determination of receptor activation. In addition, secondmessenger response can be measured for the direct identification ofcandidate compounds, including for example, inverse agonists, agonists,and antagonists.

[0076] SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO shall mean the signal generated in responseto activation, amplification, or stimulation wherein the signal is abovethe background noise or the basal level in response to non-activation,non-amplification, or non-stimulation.

[0077] SPACER shall mean a translated number of amino acids that arelocated after the last codon or last amino acid of a gene, for example aGPCR of interest, but before the start codon or beginning regions of theG protein of interest, wherein the translated number amino acids areplaced in-frame with the beginnings regions of the G protein ofinterest. The number of translated amino acids can be tailored accordingto the needs of the skilled artisan and is generally from about oneamino acid, preferably two amino acids, more preferably three aminoacids, more preferably four amino acids, more preferably five aminoacids, more preferably six amino acids, more preferably seven aminoacids, more preferably eight amino acids, more preferably nine aminoacids, more preferably ten amino acids, more preferably eleven aminoacids, and even more preferably twelve amino acids.

[0078] STIMULATE or STIMULATING, in relationship to the term “response”shall mean that a response is increased in the presence of a compound asopposed to in the absence of the compound.

[0079] SUBSTANTIALLY shall refer to a result which is within 40% of acontrol result, preferably within 35%, more preferably within 30%, morepreferably within 25%, more preferably within 20%, more preferablywithin 15%, more preferably within 10%, more preferably within 5%, morepreferably within 2%, and most preferably within 1% of a control result.For example, in the context of receptor functionality, a test receptormay exhibit substantially similar results to a control receptor if thetransduced signal, measured using a method taught herein or similarmethod known to the art-skilled, if within 40% of the signal produced bya control signal.

[0080] VECTOR in reference to cDNA shall mean a circular DNA capable ofincorporating at least one cDNA and capable of incorporation into a HostCell.

[0081] The order of the following sections is set forth forpresentational efficiency and is not intended, nor should be construed,as a limitation on the disclosure or the claims to follow.

[0082] A. Introduction

[0083] The traditional study of receptors has typically proceeded fromthe a priori assumption (historically based) that the endogenous ligandmust first be identified before discovery could proceed to findantagonists and other molecules that could affect the receptor. Even incases where an antagonist might have been known first, the searchimmediately extended to looking for the endogenous ligand. This mode ofthinking has persisted in receptor research even after the discovery ofconstitutively activated receptors. What has not been heretoforerecognized is that it is the active state of the receptor that is mostuseful for discovering agonists and inverse agonists of the receptor.For those diseases which result from an overly active receptor or anunder-active receptor, what is desired in a therapeutic drug is acompound which acts to diminish the active state of a receptor orenhance the activity of the receptor, respectively, not necessarily adrug which is an antagonist to the endogenous ligand. This is because acompound that reduces or enhances the activity of the active receptorstate need not bind at the same site as the endogenous ligand. Thus, astaught by a method of this invention, any search for therapeuticcompounds should start by screening compounds against theligand-independent active state.

[0084] B. Identification of Human GPCRs

[0085] The efforts of the Human Genome project have led to theidentification of a plethora of information regarding nucleic acidsequences located within the human genome; it has been the case in thisendeavor that genetic sequence information has been made availablewithout an understanding or recognition as to whether or not anyparticular genomic sequence does or may contain open-reading frameinformation that translate human proteins. Several methods ofidentifying nucleic acid sequences within the human genome are withinthe purview of those having ordinary skill in the art.

[0086] Receptor homology is useful in terms of gaining an appreciationof a role of the receptors within the human body. As the patent documentprogresses, techniques for mutating these receptors to establishnon-endogenous, constitutively activated versions of these receptorswill be discussed.

[0087] The techniques disclosed herein are also applicable to otherhuman GPCRs known to the art, as will be apparent to those skilled inthe art.

[0088] C. Receptor Screening

[0089] Screening candidate compounds against a non-endogenous,constitutively activated version of the GPCRs disclosed herein allowsfor the direct identification of candidate compounds which act at thecell surface receptor, without requiring use of the receptor'sendogenous ligand. Using routine, and often commercially availabletechniques, one can determine areas within the body where the endogenousversion of human GPCRs disclosed herein is expressed and/orover-expressed. The expression location of a receptor in a specifictissue provides a scientist with the ability to assign a physiologicalfunctional role of the receptor. It is also possible using thesetechniques to determine related disease/disorder states which areassociated with the expression and/or over-expression of the receptor;such an approach is disclosed in this patent document. Furthermore,expression of a receptor in diseased organs can assist one indetermining the magnitude of the clinical relevance of the receptor.

[0090] Constitutive activation of the GPCRs disclosed herein is basedupon the distance from the proline residue at which is presumed to belocated within TM6 of the GPCR; this algorithmic technique is disclosedin co-pending and commonly assigned patent document PCT Application No.PCT/US99/23938, published as WO 00/22129 on Apr. 20, 2000, which, alongwith the other patent documents listed herein, is incorporated herein byreference in its entirety. The algorithmic technique is not predicatedupon traditional sequence “alignment” but rather a specified distancefrom the aforementioned TM6 proline residue (or, of course, endogenousconstitutive substitution for such proline residue). By mutating anamino acid of residue located 16 amino acid residues from this residue(presumably located in the IC3 region of the receptor) to, mostpreferably, a lysine residue, constitutive activation of the receptormay be obtained. Other amino acid residues may be useful in the mutationat this position to achieve this objective.

[0091] D. Disease/Disorder Identification and/or Selection

[0092] As will be set forth in greater detail below, inverse agonistsand agonists to the non-endogenous, constitutively activated GPCR can beidentified by the methodologies of this invention. Such inverse agonistsand agonists are ideal candidates as lead compounds in drug discoveryprograms for treating diseases related to this receptor. Because of theability to directly identify inverse agonists to the GPCR, therebyallowing for the development of pharmaceutical compositions, a searchfor diseases and disorders associated with the GPCR is relevant. Theexpression location of a receptor in a specific tissue provides ascientist with the ability to assign a physiological function to thereceptor. For example, scanning both diseased and normal tissue samplesfor the presence of the GPCR now becomes more than an academic exerciseor one which might be pursued along the path of identifying anendogenous ligand to the specific GPCR. Tissue scans can be conductedacross a broad range of healthy and diseased tissues. Such tissue scansprovide a potential first step in associating a specific receptor with adisease and/or disorder. Furthermore, expression of a receptor indiseased organs can assist one in determining the magnitude of clinicalrelevance of the receptor. Skilled artisans, aimed with the presentspecification, are credited with the ability to infer the function of aGPCR once the receptor is localized to a certain tissue or region.

[0093] The DNA sequence of the GPCR can be used to make a probe/primer.In some preferred embodiments the DNA sequence is used to make a probefor (a) dot-blot analysis against tissue-mRNA, and/or (b) RT-PCRidentification of the expression of the receptor in tissue samples. Thepresence of a receptor in a tissue source, or a diseased tissue, or thepresence of the receptor at elevated concentrations in diseased tissuecompared to a normal tissue, can be used to correlate location tofunction and indicate the receptor's physiological role/function andcreate a treatment regimen, including but not limited to, a diseaseassociated with that function/role. Receptors can also be localized toregions of organs by this technique. Based on the known or assumedroles/functions of the specific tissues to which the receptor islocalized, the putative physiological function of the receptor can bededuced. For example and not limitation, proteins located/expressed inareas of the thalamus are associated with sensorimotor processing andarousal (see, Goodman & Gilman's, The Pharmacological Basis ofTherapeutics, 9^(th) Edition, page 465 (1996)). Proteins expressed inthe hippocampus or in Schwann cells are associated with learning andmemory, and myelination of peripheral nerves, respectively (see, Kandel,E. et al., Essentials of Neural Science and Behavior pages 657, 680 and28, respectively (1995)). In some embodiments, the probes and/or primersmay be used to detgect and/or diagnose diseases and/or disorders,including but not limited to, those diseases and disorders identified inExample 6, infra. Methods of generating such primers and/or probes arewell known to those of skill in the art as well as methods of usingprimers and/or probes to detect diseases and/or disorders.

[0094] E. Screening of Candidate Compounds

[0095] 1. Generic GPCR Screening Assay Techniques

[0096] When a G protein receptor becomes constitutively active, it bindsto a G protein (e.g., G_(q), G_(s), G_(i), G_(z), G_(o)) and stimulatesthe binding of GTP to the G protein. The G protein then acts as a GTPaseand hydrolyzes the GTP to GDP, whereby the receptor, under normalconditions, becomes deactivated. However, constitutively activatedreceptors continue to exchange GDP to GTP. A non-hydrolyzable analog ofGTP, [³⁵S]GTPγS, can be used to monitor enhanced binding to membraneswhich express constitutively activated receptors. It is reported that[³⁵S]GTPγS can be used to monitor G protein coupling to membranes in theabsence and presence of ligand. An example of this monitoring, amongother examples well-known and available to those in the art, wasreported by Traynor and Nahorski in 1995. The use of this assay systemis typically for initial screening of candidate compounds because thesystem is generically applicable to all G protein-coupled receptorsregardless of the particular G protein that interacts with theintracellular domain of the receptor.

[0097] 2. Specific GPCR Screening Assay Techniques

[0098] Once candidate compounds are identified using the “generic” Gprotein-coupled receptor assay (i.e., an assay to select compounds thatare agonists or inverse agonists), further screening to confirm that thecompounds have interacted at the receptor site is preferred. Forexample, a compound identified by the “generic” assay may not bind tothe receptor, but may instead merely “uncouple” the G protein from theintracellular domain.

[0099] a. G_(s), G_(z) and G_(i).

[0100] G_(s) stimulates the enzyme adenylyl cyclase. G_(i) (and G_(z)and G_(o)), on the other hand, inhibits adenylyl cyclase. Adenylylcyclase catalyzes the conversion of ATP to cAMP; thus, constitutivelyactivated GPCRs that couple the G_(s) protein are associated withincreased cellular levels of cAMP. On the other hand, constitutivelyactivated GPCRs that couple G_(i) (or G_(z), G_(o)) protein areassociated with decreased cellular levels of cAMP. See, generally,“Indirect Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission,” Chpt. 8, From Neuron ToBrain (3^(rd) Ed.) Nichols, J. G. et al eds. Sinauer Associates, Inc.(1992). Thus, assays that detect cAMP can be utilized to determine if acandidate compound is, e.g., an inverse agonist to the receptor (i.e.,such a compound would decrease the levels of cAMP). A variety ofapproaches known in the art for measuring cAMP can be utilized; a mostpreferred approach relies upon the use of anti-cAMP antibodies in anELISA-based format. Another type of assay that can be utilized is awhole cell second messenger reporter system assay. Promoters on genesdrive the expression of the proteins that a particular gene encodes.Cyclic AMP drives gene expression by promoting the binding of acAMP-responsive DNA binding protein or transcription factor (CREB) thatthen binds to the promoter at specific sites (cAMP response elements)and drives the expression of the gene. Reporter systems can beconstructed which have a promoter containing multiple cAMP responseelements before the reporter gene, e.g., β-galactosidase or luciferase.Thus, a constitutively activated G_(s)-linked receptor causes theaccumulation of cAMP that then activates the gene and leads to theexpression of the reporter protein. The reporter protein such asβ-galactosidase or luciferase can then be detected using standardbiochemical assays (Chen et al. 1995).

[0101] b. G_(o) and G_(q).

[0102] G_(q) and G_(o) are associated with activation of the enzymephospholipase C, which in turn hydrolyzes the phospholipid PIP₂,releasing two intracellular messengers: diacycloglycerol (DAG) andinositol 1,4,5-triphoisphate (IP₃). Increased accumulation of IP₃ isassociated with activation of G_(q)- and Go-associated receptors. See,generally, “Indirect Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission,” Chpt. 8, FromNeuron To Brain (3^(rd) Ed.) Nichols, J. G. et al eds. SinauerAssociates, Inc. (1992). Assays that detect IP₃ accumulation can beutilized to determine if a candidate compound is, e.g., an inverseagonist to a G_(q)- or Go-associated receptor (i.e., such a compoundwould decrease the levels of IP₃). G_(q)-associated receptors can alsobe examined using an AP1 reporter assay wherein G_(q)-dependentphospholipase C causes activation of genes containing AP1 elements;thus, activated G_(q)-associated receptors will evidence an increase inthe expression of such genes, whereby inverse agonists thereto willevidence a decrease in such expression, and agonists will evidence anincrease in such expression. Commercially available assays for suchdetection are available.

[0103] 3. GPCR Fusion Protein

[0104] The use of an endogenous, constitutively activated GPCR or anon-endogenous, constitutively activated GPCR, for use in screening ofcandidate compounds for the direct identification of inverse agonists,agonists provide an interesting screening challenge in that, bydefinition, the receptor is active even in the absence of an endogenousligand bound thereto. Thus, in order to differentiate between, e.g., thenon-endogenous receptor in the presence of a candidate compound and thenon-endogenous receptor in the absence of that compound, with an aim ofsuch a differentiation to allow for an understanding as to whether suchcompound may be an inverse agonist or agonist or have no affect on sucha receptor, it is preferred that an approach be utilized that canenhance such differentiation. A preferred approach is the use of a GPCRFusion Protein.

[0105] Generally, once it is determined that a non-endogenous GPCR hasbeen constitutively activated using the assay techniques set forth above(as well as others), it is possible to determine the predominant Gprotein that couples with the endogenous GPCR. Coupling of the G proteinto the GPCR provides a signaling pathway that can be assessed. In someembodiments it is preferred that screening take place using a mammalianexpression system, such a system will be expected to have endogenous Gprotein therein. Thus, by definition, in such a system, thenon-endogenous, constitutively activated GPCR will continuously signal.In some embodiments it is preferred that this signal be enhanced suchthat in the presence of, e.g., an inverse agonist to the receptor, it ismore likely that it will be able to more readily differentiate,particularly in the context of screening, between the receptor when itis contacted with the inverse agonist.

[0106] The GPCR Fusion Protein is intended to enhance the efficacy of Gprotein coupling with the non-endogenous GPCR. The GPCR Fusion Proteinis preferred for screening with either an endogenous, constitutivelyactive GPCR or a non-endogenous, constitutively activated GPCR becausesuch an approach increases the signal that is utilized in such screeningtechniques. This is important in facilitating a significant “signal tonoise” ratio; such a significant ratio is preferred for the screening ofcandidate compounds as disclosed herein.

[0107] The construction of a construct useful for expression of a GPCRFusion Protein is within the purview of those having ordinary skill inthe art. Commercially available expression vectors and systems offer avariety of approaches that can fit the particular needs of aninvestigator. Important criteria on the construction of such a GPCRFusion Protein construct include but are not limited to, that theendogenous GPCR sequence and the G protein sequence both be in-frame(preferably, the sequence for the endogenous GPCR is upstream of the Gprotein sequence), and that the “stop” codon of the GPCR be deleted orreplaced such that upon expression of the GPCR, the G protein can alsobe expressed. Other embodiments include constructs wherein theendogenous GPCR sequence and the G protein sequence are not in-frameand/or the “stop” codon is not deleted or replaced. The GPCR can belinked directly to the G protein, or there can be spacer residuesbetween the two preferably, no more than about 12, although this numbercan be readily ascertained by one of ordinary skill in the art). Basedupon convenience it is preferred to use a spacer. Preferably, the Gprotein that couples to the non-endogenous GPCR will have beenidentified prior to the creation of the GPCR Fusion Protein construct.Because there are only a few G proteins that have been identified, it ispreferred that a construct comprising the sequence of the G protein(i.e., a universal G protein construct (see Examples)) be available forinsertion of an endogenous GPCR sequence therein; this provides forfurther efficiency in the context of large-scale screening of a varietyof different endogenous GPCRs having different sequences.

[0108] As noted above, constitutively activated GPCRs that couple toG_(i), G_(z) and G_(o) are expected to inhibit the formation of cAMPmaking assays based upon these types of GPCRs challenging (i.e., thecAMP signal decreases upon activation thus making the directidentification of, e.g., inverse agonists (which would further decreasethis signal), challenging. As will be disclosed herein, we haveascertained that for these types of receptors, it is possible to createa GPCR Fusion Protein that is not based upon the GPCRs endogenous Gprotein, in an effort to establish a viable cyclase-based assay. Thus,for example, an endogenous G_(i) coupled receptor can be fused to aG_(s) protein—such a fusion construct, upon expression, “drives” or“forces” the endogenous GPCR to couple with, e.g., G_(s) rather than the“natural” G_(i) protein, such that a cyclase-based assay can beestablished. Thus, for G_(i), G_(z) and G_(o) coupled receptors, in someembodiments it is preferred that when a GPCR Fusion Protein is used andthe assay is based upon detection of adenylyl cyclase activity, that thefusion construct be established with G_(s) (or an equivalent G proteinthat stimulates the formation of the enzyme adenylyl cyclase). EffectEffect Effect of cAMP Effect of IP₃ of cAMP on IP₃ Production uponAccumulation Production Accumu- Activation of upon Activation uponlation upon GPCR (i.e., of GPCR (i.e., contact contact constitutiveconstitutive with an with an G activation or activation or InverseInverse protein agonist binding) agonist binding) Agonist Agonist G_(s)Increase N/A Decrease N/A G_(i) Decrease N/A Increase N/A G_(z) DecreaseN/A Increase N/A Go Decrease Increase Increase Decrease G_(q) N/AIncrease N/A Decrease

[0109] Equally effective is a G Protein Fusion construct that utilizes aG_(q) Protein fused with a G_(s), G_(i), G_(z) or G_(o) Protein. In someembodiments a preferred fusion construct can be accomplished with aG_(q) Protein wherein the first six (6) amino acids of the G-proteinα-subunit (“Gαq”) is deleted and the last five (5) amino acids at theC-terminal end of Gαq is replaced with the corresponding amino acids ofthe Gα of the G protein of interest. For example, a fusion construct canhave a G_(q) (6 amino acid deletion) fused with a G_(i) Protein,resulting in a “G_(q)/G_(i) Fusion Construct”. This fusion constructwill forces the endogenous G_(i) coupled receptor to couple to itsnon-endogenous G protein, G_(q), such that the second messenger, forexample, inositol triphosphate or diacylgycerol, can be measured in lieuof cAMP production.

[0110] 4. Co-transfection of a Target G_(i) Coupled GPCR with aSignal-Enhancer G_(s) Coupled GPCR (cAMP Based Assays)

[0111] A G_(i) coupled receptor is known to inhibit adenylyl cyclase,and, therefore, decreases the level of cAMP production, which can makeassessment of cAMP levels challenging. An effective technique inmeasuring the decrease in production of cAMP as an indication ofconstitutive activation of a receptor that predominantly couples G_(i)upon activation can be accomplished by co-transfecting a signalenhancer, e.g., a non-endogenous, constitutively activated receptor thatpredominantly couples with G_(s) upon activation (e.g., TSHR-A623I,disclosed below), with the G_(i) linked GPCR. As is apparent,constitutive activation of a G_(s) coupled receptor can be determinedbased upon an increase in production of cAMP. Constitutive activation ofa G_(i) coupled receptor leads to a decrease in production cAMP. Thus,the co-transfection approach is intended to advantageously exploit these“opposite” affects. For example, co-transfection of a non-endogenous,constitutively activated G_(s) coupled receptor (the “signal enhancer”)with the endogenous G_(i) coupled receptor (the “target receptor”)provides a baseline cAMP signal (i.e., although the G_(i) coupledreceptor will decrease cAMP levels, this “decrease” will be relative tothe substantial increase in cAMP levels established by constitutivelyactivated G_(s) coupled signal enhancer). By then co-transfecting thesignal enhancer with a constitutively activated version of the targetreceptor, cAMP would be expected to further decrease (relative to baseline) due to the increased functional activity of the G_(i) target(i.e., which decreases cAMP).

[0112] Screening of candidate compounds using a cAMP based assay canthen be accomplished, with two ‘changes’ relative to the use of theendogenous receptor/G-protein fusion: first, relative to the G_(i)coupled target receptor, “opposite” effects will result, i.e., aninverse agonist of the G_(i) coupled target receptor will increase themeasured cAMP signal, while an agonist of the G_(i) coupled targetreceptor will decrease this signal; second, as would be apparent,candidate compounds that are directly identified using this approachshould be assessed independently to ensure that these do not target thesignal enhancing receptor (this can be done prior to or after screeningagainst the co-transfected receptors).

[0113] F. Medicinal Chemistry

[0114] Generally, but not always, direct identification of candidatecompounds is conducted in conjunction with compounds generated viacombinatorial chemistry techniques, whereby thousands of compounds arerandomly prepared for such analysis. Generally, the results of suchscreening will be compounds having unique core structures; thereafter,these compounds may be subjected to additional chemical modificationaround a preferred core structure(s) to further enhance the medicinalproperties thereof. Such techniques are known to those in the art andwill not be addressed in detail in this patent document.

[0115] G. Pharmaceutical Compositions

[0116] Candidate compounds selected for further development can beformulated into pharmaceutical compositions using techniques well knownto those in the art. Suitable pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers areavailable to those in the art; for example, see Remington'sPharmaceutical Sciences, 16^(th) Edition, 1980, Mack Publishing Co.,(Osol et al., eds.).

[0117] H. Other Utilities

[0118] Although a preferred use of the non-endogenous versions of theGPCRs disclosed herein may be for the direct identification of candidatecompounds as inverse agonists or agonists (preferably for use aspharmaceutical agents), other uses of these versions of GPCRs exist. Forexample, in vitro and in vivo systems incorporating GPCRs can beutilized to further elucidate and understand the roles these receptorsplay in the human condition, both normal and diseased, as well asunderstanding the role of constitutive activation as it applies tounderstanding the signaling cascade. In some embodiments it is preferredthat the endogenous receptors be “orphan receptors”, i.e., theendogenous ligand for the receptor has not been identified. In someembodiments, therefore, the modified, non-endogenous GPCRs can be usedto understand the role of endogenous receptors in the human body beforethe endogenous ligand therefore is identified. Such receptors can alsobe used to further elucidate known receptors and the pathways throughwhich they transduce a signal. Other uses of the disclosed receptorswill become apparent to those in the art based upon, inter alia, areview of this patent document.

EXAMPLES

[0119] The following examples are presented for purposes of elucidation,and not limitation, of the present invention. While specific nucleicacid and amino acid sequences are disclosed herein, those of ordinaryskill in the art are credited with the ability to make minormodifications to these sequences while achieving the same orsubstantially similar results reported below. The traditional approachto application or understanding of sequence cassettes from one sequenceto another (e.g. from rat receptor to human receptor or from humanreceptor A to human receptor B) is generally predicated upon sequencealignment techniques whereby the sequences are aligned in an effort todetermine areas of commonality. The mutational approach disclosed hereindoes not rely upon this approach but is instead based upon analgorithmic approach and a positional distance from a conserved prolineresidue located within the TM6 region of human GPCRs. Once this approachis secured, those in the art arc credited with the ability to make minormodifications thereto to achieve substantially the same results (i.e.,constitutive activation) disclosed herein. Such modified approaches areconsidered within the purview of this disclosure.

Example 1 Endogenous Human GPCRs

[0120] The following cDNA receptors were cloned by utilizing thetechniques in this Section, see below. Table B lists the receptorsdisclosed throughout this patent applications, the open reading frame,the nucleic acid and the amino acid sequences for the endogenous GPCR(Table B). TABLE B Disclosed Open Human Reading Frame Nucleic Acid AminoAcid GPCRS (Base Pairs) SEQ. ID. NO. SEQ. ID. NO. FPRL-2 1,062 bp  1  2STLR33 1,029 bp  3  4 GPR45 1,119 bp  5  6 mGluR7 2,748 bp  7  8 GPR371,842 bp  9 10 HF1948 1,086 bp 11 12 GPR66   957 bp 13 14 GPR35   930 bp15 16 ETBR-LP2 1,446 bp 17 18 GPR26 1,011   97 98

[0121] 2. Full Length Cloning Protocol

[0122] a. FPRL-2 (Seq. Id. Nos. 1 & 2)

[0123] FPRL-2 was cloned and sequenced in 1992. Bao, L. et al., 13(2)Genomics 437-40 (1992). FPRL-2 has been reported to be located onchromosome 19 having a sequence similarity to N-formyl peptide receptorlike-1 (FPRL-1) both of which share significant similarity with theN-formyl peptide receptor (FPR). The endogenous ligand for FPR is formylpeptide, however, the two homologues of FPR, FPRL-1 and FPRL-2, do notbind to the same ligand but are likely chemotactic receptors. 13(2)Genomics 437-40 (1992). Chemotactic receptors are reported to beinvolved in inflammation. FPRL-2 is a GPCR having an open reading frameof 1062 bp encoding a 353 amino acid protein.

[0124] PCR was performed using genomic cDNA as template and rTthpolymerase (Perkin Elmer) with the buffer system provided by themanufacturer, 0.25 μM of each primer, and 0.2 mM of each 4 nucleotides.The cycle condition was 30 cycles of 94° C. for 1 min, 64° C. for 1 min20 sec and 72 C for 2 min. The 5′ PCR contained an EcoRI site with thefollowing sequence

[0125] 5′-AAAGATTCAGGTGTGGGAAGATGGAAACC-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:19)

[0126] and the 3′ primer contained an ApaI site with the followingsequence:

[0127] 5′-AAAGGATCCCCGACCTCACATTGCTTGTA-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:20).

[0128] The PCR fragment was digested with EcoRI and ApaI and cloned intoan EcoRI-ApaI site of CMV expression vector. Nucleic acid (SEQ.ID.NO.:1)and amino acid (SEQ.ID.NO.:2) sequences for human FPRL-2 were thereafterdetermined and verified.

[0129] b. STLR33 (Seq. Id. Nos. 3 & 4)

[0130] PCR was performed using genomic cDNA as template and rTthpolymerase (Perkin Elmer) with the buffer system provided by themanufacturer, 0.25 μM of each primer, and 0.2 mM of each 4 nucleotides.The cycle condition was 30 cycles of 94° C. for 1 min, 62° C. for 1 min20 sec and 72° C. for 2 min. The 5′ PCR contained an EcoRI site with thefollowing sequence

[0131] 5′-CAGGAATTCATCAGAACAGACACCATGGCA-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:21)

[0132] and the 3′ primer contained a BamHI site with the followingsequence:

[0133] 5′-GCAGGATCCAGAGCAGTTTTTTCGAAACCCT-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:22).

[0134] The PCR fragment was digested with EcoRI and BamHI and clonedinto an EcoRI-BamHI site of CMV expression vector. Nucleic acid(SEQ.ID.NO.:3) and amino acid (SEQ.ID.NO.:4) sequences for human STRL33were thereafter determined and verified.

[0135] c. GPR45 (Seq. Id. Nos. 5 & 6)

[0136] PCR was performed using genomic cDNA as template and rTthpolymerase (Perkin Elmer) with the buffer system provided by themanufacturer, 0.25 μM of each primer, and 0.2 mM of each 4 nucleotides.The cycle condition was as follows with cylces 2 through four repeated35 times: 96° C. for 2 min, 96° C. for 30 sec, 55° C. for 20 sec. 72° C.for 1 min and 20 sec, and 72° C. for 5 min. The 5′ PCR contained aHindIII site with the following sequence

[0137] 5′-TCCAAGCTTCAAGGGTCTCTCCACGATGGCCTG-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:23)

[0138] and the 3′ primer contained an EcoRI site with the followingsequence:

[0139] 5′-TGCGAATTCTCTGTGGCCCCCTGACCCCCTAAA-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:24).

[0140] The PCR fragment was digested with HindIII and EcoRI and clonedinto a HindIII-EcoRI site of CMV expression vector. Nucleic acid(SEQ.ID.NO.:5) and amino acid (SEQ.ID.NO.:6) sequences for human GPR45were thereafter determined and verified.

[0141] The cDNA was then tagged with V5 by resubcloning into V5-Hisvector using pfu PCR and the following two primers utilized had thefollowing sequence: 5′-GGTAAGCTTACCATGGCCTGCAACAGCACGTCCCTT-3′(SEQ.ID.NO.:25) and 5′-GACGAATTCAACCGCAGACTGGTTTTCATTGCA-3′(SEQ.ID.NO.:26).

[0142] The cycle condition was 30 cycles of 94° C. for 1 min, 60° C. for2min and 72° C. for 2 min.

[0143] d. mGLUR7 (Seq. Id. Nos. 7 & 8)

[0144] Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter which is abundantlyfound in the mammalian brain. See, Dingledine, R. et al., 130(4S Suppl)J Nutr. 1039S (2000). There are two classes of glutamate receptor, theionotropic (ligand-gated ion channels) and the metabotropic (GPCRs).Metabotropic glutamate receptors are a heterogenous family of GPCRs thatare linked to several second messenger pathways to regulate neuronalexcitability and synaptic transmission. (See, Phillips, T. et al., 57(1)Brain Res Mol Brain Res 132 (1998)). Metabotropic glutamate receptortype 7 (mGluR7) has been reported to be expressed in the brain, withhighest levels of expression found in the hippocampus, cerebral cortexand cerebellum. See, Makoff, A. et al., 40(1) Brain Res Mol Brain Res165 (1996). Based on the areas of the brain in which the receptor islocalized, the putative functional role of the receptor can be deduced.For example, and while not wishing to be bound by any particular theory,mGluR7 is thought to play a role in depression, anxiety, obesity,Alzheimer's Disease, pain and stroke.

[0145] mGluR7 cDNA was generously supplied by Elizabeth Hoffman, Ph.D.The vector utilized for mGluR7 was pRcCMV (the coding region for mGluR7was subcloned into pCMV vector at an EcoRI-ClaI site). See, SEQ.ID.NO.:7for nucleic acid sequence and SEQ.ID.NO.:8 for the deduced amino acidsequence of mGluR7.

[0146] e. GPR37 (Seq. Id. Nos. 9 & 10)

[0147] The present invention also relates to the human GPR37. GPR37 wascloned and sequenced in 1997. Marazziti, D. et al., 45 (1) Genomics68-77 (1997). GPR37 is an orphan GPCR having an open reading frame of1839 bp encoding a 613 amino acid protein. GPR37 has been reported toshare homology with the endothelin type B-like receptor and expressed inthe human brain tissues, particularly in corpus callosum, medulla,putamen, and caudate nucleus.

[0148] PCR was performed using brain cDNA as template and rTthpolymerase (Perkin Elmer) with the buffer system provided by themanufacturer, 0.25 μM of each primer, and 0.2 mM of each 4 nucleotides.The cycle condition was 30 cycles of 94° C. for 1 min, 62° C. for 1 minand 72° C. for 2 min. The 5′ PCR contained a HindIII site with thefollowing sequence

[0149] 5′-GCAAGCTTGTGCCCTCACCAAGCCATGCGAGCC-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:27)

[0150] and the 3′ primer contained an EcoRI site with the followingsequence:

[0151] 5′-CGGAATTCAGCAATGAGTTCCGACAGAAGC-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:28).

[0152] The 1.9 kb PCR fragment was digested with HindIII and EcoRI andcloned into a HindIII-EcoRI site of CMVp expression vector. Nucleic acid(SEQ.ID.NO.:9) and amino acid (SEQ.ID.NO.:10) sequences for human GPR37were thereafter determined and verified.

[0153] f. HF1948 (Seq. Id. Nos. 11 & 12)

[0154] HF1948 cDNA was generously supplied by Elizabeth Hoffman, Ph.D.The vector utilized for HF1948 was pRcCMV (the coding region for HF1948was subcloned into pCMV vector at an HindIII-BamHI site). See,SEQ.ID.NO.:11 for nucleic acid sequence and SEQ.ID.NO.:12 for thededuced amino acid sequence of HF1948.

[0155] g. GPR66 (Seq. Id. Nos. 13 & 14)

[0156] The cDNA for human GPR66 (GenBank Accession Numbers AF044600 andAF044601) was generated and cloned into pCMV expression vector asfollows: PCR was performed using genomic DNA as template and TaqPlusPrecision polymerase (Stratagene) for first round PCR or pfu polymerase(Stratagene) for second round PCR with the buffer system provided by themanufacturer, 0.25 μM of each primer, and 0.2 mM (TaqPlus Precision) or0.5 mM (pfu) of each of the 4 nucleotides. When pfu was used, 10% DMSOwas included in the buffer. The cycle condition was 30 cycles of: 94° C.for 1 min; 65° C. for 1 min; and 72° C. for: (a) 1 min for first roundPCR; and (b) 2 min for second round PCR. Because there is an intron inthe coding region, two sets of primers were separately used to generateoverlapping 5′ and 3′ fragments. The 5′ fragment PCR primers were:

[0157] 5′-ACCATGGCTTGCAATGGCAGTGCGGCCAGGGGGCACT-3′ (external sense)(SEQ.ID.NO.:29) and

[0158] 5′-CGACCAGGACAAACAGCATCTTGGTCACTTGTCTCCGGC-3′ (internalantisense) (SEQ.ID.NO.:30).

[0159] The 3′ fragment PCR primers were:

[0160] 5′-GACCAAGATGCTGTTTGTCCTGGTCGTGGTGTTTGGCAT-3′ (internal sense)(SEQ.ID.NO.:31) and

[0161] 5′-CGGAATTCAGGATGGATCGGTCTCTTGCTGCGCCT-3′ (external antisensewith an EcoRI site) (SEQ.ID.NO.:32).

[0162] The 5′ and 3′ fragments were ligated together by using the firstround PCR as template and the kinased external sense primer and externalantisense primer to perform second round PCR. The 1.2 kb PCR fragmentwas digested with EcoRI and cloned into the blunt-EcoRI site of pCMVexpression vector, Nucleic acid (SEQ.ID.NO.:13) and amino acid(SEQ.ID.NO.:14) sequences for human GPR66 were thereafter determined andverified.

[0163] h. GPR35 (Seq. Id. Nos. 15 & 16)

[0164] GPR35 is a 309 amino acid sequence whereby the endogenous ligandfor GPR35 is unknown (O'Dowd B. et al., 47(2) Genomics 310 (1998)).GPR35 was determined to interact with a specific transcription factor,known as E2F, which is necessary for initiating DNA replication and,ultimately, cell proliferation. Within a cell, E2F couples to a tumorsuppressor gene, known as retino-blastoma (“Rb”). Upon phosphorylationof this transcription factor construct, E2F is liberated from the Rbgene and then enters the nucleus of the cell. Inside the nucleus, E2Fbinds to genes, such as DNA polymerase, to initiate DNA replication,which results in proliferation of the cell.

[0165] PCR was performed using genomic DNA as template and rTthpolymerase (Perkin Elmer) with the buffer system provided by themanufacturer, 0.25 μM of each primer, and 0.2 mM of each 4 nucleotides.The cycle condition was 30 cycles of 94° C. for 1 min, 62° C. for 1 minand 72 ° C. for 1 min and 20 sec. The 5′ PCR primer was kinased with thefollowing sequence:

[0166] 5′-GCGAATTCCGGCTCCCTGTGCTGCCCCAGG-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:33)

[0167] and the 3′ primer contains a BamHI site with the followingsequence:

[0168] 5′-GCGGATCCCGGAGCCCCCGAGACCTGGCCC-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:34).

[0169] The 1 kb PCR fragment was digested with BamHI and cloned intoEcoRV-BamHI site of CMVp expression vector. All 6 clones sequencedcontain a potential polymorphism involving change of amino acid 294 fromArg to Ser. Nucleic acid (SEQ.ID.NO.:15) and amino acid (SEQ.ID.NO.:16)sequences for human GPR35 were thereafter determined and verified.

[0170] i. ETBR-LP2 (Seq. Id. Nos. 17 & 18)

[0171] ETBR-LP2 was cloned and sequenced in 1998. Valdenaire O. et al.,424(3) FEBS Lett. 193 (1998); see FIG. 1 of Valdenaire for deducednucleic and amino acid sequences. ETBR-LP2 has an open reading frame of1839 bp encoding a 613 amino acid protein. ETBR-LP2 has been reported toshare homology with the endothelin type B receptor (ETBR-LP). Further,ETBR-LP2 evidences about a 47% amino acid sequence homology with humanGPR37. ETBR-LP2 has been reported to be expressed in the human centralnervous system (e.g., cerebral cortex, internal capsule fibers andBergmann glia (424 FEBS Lett at 196).

[0172] PCR was performed using brain cDNA as template and rTthpolymerase (Perkin Elmer) with the buffer system provided by themanufacturer, 0.25 μM of each primer, and 0.2 mM of each 4 nucleotides.The cycle condition was 30 cycles of 94° C. for 1 min, 65° C. for 1 minand 72° C. for 1.5 min. The 5′ PCR contained an EcoRI site with thesequence:

[0173] 5′-CTGGAATTCTCCTGCTCATCCAGCCATGCGG-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:35)

[0174] and the 3′ primer contained a BamHI site with the sequence:

[0175] 5′-CCTGGATCCCCACCCCTACTGGGGCCTCAG-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:36).

[0176] The resulting 1.5 kb PCR fragment was digested with EcoRI andBamHI and cloned into EcoRI-BamHI site of pCMV expression vector.Nucleic acid (SEQ.ID.NO.:17) and amino acid (SEQ.ID.NO.:18) sequencesfor human ETBR-LP2 were thereafter determined and verified.

[0177] j. GPR26 (Seq. Id. Nos. 97 & 98)

[0178] EST clone HIBB055, a 3′ 400 bp PCR fragment used to screen theHuman Genomic lambda Dash II Library (Stratagene catalog special order).The screening conditions were as follows: filters were hybridizeovernight at 55° C. in a formamide based hybridization solution. Thewashing conditions were 2×SSC/1%SDS twice at 65° and 0.2×SSC/0.1%SDStwice at 65° C. for 20min at each wash. The filters were placed on filmexposed overnight at −80° C. and developed the next day. The positiveplaques were further characterized by a second round of phage screeningfrom the primary plugs under the same conditions.

[0179] Human Fetal Brain cDNA library Uni-ZAP XR Vector (catalog#937227,Stratagene) was then probed with a 250 bp probe generated from newsequence from the genomic library screening. The 250 bp probe wasgenerated by PCR with Taqplus Precision PCR system (Stratagene #600210)with manufacturer supplied buffer system. The cycling parameters were asfollows: 30 cycles with 95° C. for 45 sec, 55° C. for 40 sec, 72° C. for1 min and final extension for 10 min. The primers utilized were asfollows: 5′-CGAGAAGGTGCTCAAGGTGGC-3′ (SEQ.ID. NO.:99) and5′-GAGAAGAGCTCCACTAGCCTGGTGATCACA-3′ (SEQ.ID. NO.:100).

[0180] The Human Fetal Brain cDNA library was probed with the same 250bp PCR fragment under the same conditions as the genomic library exceptthe hybridization temp was 42° C. The positive primary plugs werefurther characterized by a second round of screening under the sameconditions with a hybridization temp. of 55° C. Positive plaques wereanalyzed by sequence via Sanger method and the start codon was obtainedfrom one of the positive clones

[0181] The human GPR26 full length clone was then generated by PCR usingPfuTurbo DNA Polymerase ( Stratagene #600250) with the followingparameters:

[0182] 40 cycles of 95° C. for 45 sec., 62° C. for 1 min. and 72° C. for1.2 min. and a final extension of 10 min. at 72° C. The template usedwas Human Fetal Brain cDNA (Clonetech# 7402-1)

[0183] and the primers were as follows:5′-GAATTCATGAACTCGTGGGACGCGGGCCTGGCGGGC-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:101) and5′-CTCGAGTCACTCAGACACCGGCAGAATGTTCT-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:102).

[0184] The fragment generated had a 5′ EcoR1 linker and a 3′ Xho1linker. The PCR product was digested using the given linker enzymes andsubcloned into the expression vector pcDNA3.1(+) (Invitrogen#V790-20) atthe EcoR1/Xho1 sites using the Rapid Ligation Kit (Roche#1635 379).Nucleic acid (SEQ.ID.NO.:97) and amino acid (SEQ.ID.NO.:98) sequencesfor human GPR26 were thereafter determined and verified.

Example 2 Preparation of Non-endogenous, Constitutively Activated GPCRs

[0185] Those skilled in the art are credited with the ability to selecttechniques for mutation of a nucleic acid sequence. Presented below areapproaches utilized to create non-endogenous versions of several of thehuman GPCRs disclosed above. The mutations disclosed below are basedupon an algorithmic approach whereby the 16^(th) amino acid (located inthe IC3 region of the GPCR) from a conserved proline (or an endogenous,conservative substitution therefore) residue (located in the TM6 regionof the GPCR, near the TM6/IC3 interface) is mutated, preferably to analanine, histimine, arginine or lysine amino acid residue, mostpreferably to a lysine amino acid residue.

[0186] 1. Site-Directed Mutagenesis

[0187] Preparation of non-endogenous human GPCRs was accomplished onhuman GPCRs using, inter alia, Transformer Site-Directed™ MutagenesisKit (Clontech) according to the manufacturer instructions or QuikChange™Site-Directed™ Mutagenesis Kit (Stratagene, according to manufacturer'sinstructions). The following GPCRs were mutated according with the abovemethod using the designated sequence primers (Table C). For convenience,the codon mutation to be incorporated into the human GPCR is also noted,in standard form (Table C): TABLE C 5′-3′ orientation, mutation ReceptorCodon sequence underlined 5′-3′orientation Identifier Mutation(SEQ.ID.NO.) (SEQ.ID.NO.) ELPR-2 T240K TCCAGCCGTCCCAAACGTCTCCTTCGGTCCTCCTA GTCTTCGCTGC (37) TCGTTGTCAGAAGT (38) STRL33 L230KCAGAAGCACAGATCAAA CTCCTTCGGTCCTCCTA AAAGATCATCTTCCTG TCGTTGTCAGAAGT (39)(38) mGIuR7 W590S AGTGGCACTCCCCCTCG ACAGGAATCACAGCC GCTGTGATTCCTGT(59)GGGGGGAGTGCCAC T(40) R659H TGTGTTCTTTCCGGCATG CAAGCCCAAGAAAACTTTTCTTGGGCTTG (41) ATGCCGGAAAGAACA CA (42) T771C CTCATGGTCACATGTTGTCTTGATGGCATACACA GTGTATGCCATCAAG CAACATGTGACCATGA (43) G(44) 1790KACGAAGCCAAGCCCAAG GTGTACATAGTGAATC GGATTCACTATGTACAC CCTTGGGCTTGGCTCC(45) GT(46) GPR37 L352R GTCACCACCTTTCACCCG CTATGCACAGAGCACATGTGCTCTGTGCATAG ATCGGGTGAAAGGTG (47) GTGAC (48) C543YCCTTTTGTTCTTTAAGTC AGGACTGGGGTGACA CTATGTCACCCCAGTCCT TAGGACTTAAAGAAC(49) AAAAGG (50) H1F1948 1281F ATGTGGAGCCCCATCTT GGAGGATGGTGATGACATCACCATCCTCC (51) AGATGGGGCTCCACAT (52) E135N GCCGCGGTCAGCCTGAAGATGCACACCATGCG TCGCATGGTGTGCATC ATTCAGGCTGACCGCG (53) GC(54) GPR66T273K GGCCGGAGACAAGTGAA AAACAGCATCTTTTTC AAGATGCTGTTT (55)ACTTGTCTCCGGCC (56) GPR35 A216K See alternate approaches See alternateapproaches ETBR-LP2 N358K GAGAGCCAGCTCAAGAG CTCCTTCGGTCCTCCTA CACCGTGGTG(57) TCGTTGTCAGAAGT (58)

[0188] 1. Alternative Approaches for Creation of Non-endogenous HumanGPCRs

[0189] Preparation of the non-endogenous, constitutively activated humanGPR35 receptor was accomplished by creating a A216K mutation.Mutagenesis was performed using Transformer Site-Directed™ MutagenesisKit (Clontech) according to manufacturer's instructions. (see,SEQ.ID.NO.:84 for nucleic acid sequence, SEQ.ID.NO.:85 for amino acidsequence). The two mutagenesis primers were utilized, a lysinemutagenesis oligonucleotide and a selection marker oligonucleotide,which had the following sequences:

[0190] 5′-GCCACCCGCAAGGCTAAACGCATGGTCTGG-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:60 sense) and

[0191] 5′-CTCCTTCGGTCCTCCTATCGTTGTCAGAAGT-3′ (SEQ.NO.:61; antisense),respectively.

[0192] For first round PCR, SEQ.ID.NO.:33 and SEQ.ID.NO.:61 were used togenerate the 5′ 700 bp fragment, while SEQ.ID.NO.:34 and SEQ.ID.NO.:60were used to generate the 3′ 350 bp fragment. PCR was performed usingendogenous GPR35 cDNA as template and pfu polymerase (Stratagene) withthe buffer system provided by the manufacturer supplemented with 10%DMSO, 0.25 μM of each primer, and 0.5 mM of each 4 nucleotides. Thecycle condition was 25 cycles of 94° C. for 30 sec, 65° C. for 1 min and72° C. for 2 min and 20 sec. The 5′ and 3′ PCR fragment from first roundPCR were then used as cotemplate to perform second round PCR using oligo1 and 2 as primers and pfu polymerase as described above except theannealing temperature was 55° C., and the extention time was 2 min. Theresulting PCR fragment was then digested and subcloned into pCMV asdescribed for the endogenous cDNA.

[0193] The non-endogenous human GPCRs were then sequenced and thederived and verified nucleic acid and amino acid sequences are listed inthe accompanying “Sequence Listing” appendix to this patent document, assummarized in Table D below: TABLE D Non- Endogenous Nucleic Acid AminoAcid Receptor Sequence Listing Sequence Listing FPRL-2 L240K SEQ. ID.NO.:62 SEQ. ID. NO.:63 STRL33 L230K SEQ. ID. NO.:64 SEQ. ID. NO.:65MgluR7 W590S SEQ. ID. NO.:66 SEQ. ID. NO.:67 R659H SEQ. ID. NO.:68 SEQ.ID. NO.:69 T771C SEQ. ID. NO.:70 SEQ. ID. NO.:71 I790K SEQ. ID. NO.:72SEQ. ID. NO.:73 GPR37 L352R SEQ. ID. NO.:74 SEQ. ID. NO.:75 C543Y SEQ.ID. NO.:76 SEQ. ID. NO.:77 HF1948 I281F SEQ. ID. NO.:78 SEQ. ID. NO.:79E135N SEQ. ID. NO.:80 SEQ. ID. NO.:81 GPR66 T273K SEQ. ID. NO.:82 SEQ.ID. NO.:83 GPR35 A216K SEQ. ID. NO.:84 SEQ. ID. NO.:85 ETBR-LP2 N358KSEQ. ID. NO.:86 SEQ. ID. NO.:87

Example 3 Receptor Expression

[0194] Although a variety of cells are available to the art-skilled forthe expression of proteins, it is preferred that mammalian cells beutilized. The primary reason for this is predicated upon practicalities,i.e., utilization of, e.g., yeast cells for the expression of a GPCR,while possible, introduces into the protocol a non-mammalian cell whichmay not (indeed, in the case of yeast, does not) include thereceptor-coupling, genetic-mechanism and secretary pathways that haveevolved for mammalian systems—thus, results obtained in non-mammaliancells, while of potential use, are not as preferred as those obtainedusing mammalian cells. Of the mammalian cells, COS-7, 293 and 293T cellsare particularly preferred, although the specific mammalian cellutilized can be predicated upon the particular needs of the artisan.

[0195] a. Transient Transfection of 293 Cells

[0196] On day one, 6×10⁶ cells/10 cm dish of 293 cells well were platedout. On day two, two reaction tubes were prepared (the proportions tofollow for each tube are per plate): tube A was prepared by mixing 4 μgDNA (e.g., pCMV vector; pCMV vector with receptor cDNA, etc.) in 0.5 mlserum free DMEM (Gibco BRL); tube B was prepared by mixing 24 μllipofectamine (Gibco BRL) in 0.5 ml serum free DMEM. Tubes A and B wereadmixed by inversion (several times), followed by incubation at roomtemperature for 30-45 min. The admixture is referred to as the“transfection mixture”. Plated 293 cells were washed with 1×PBS,followed by addition of 5 ml serum free DMEM. One ml of the transfectionmixture were added to the cells, followed by incubation for 4 hrs at 37°C./5% CO₂. The transfection mixture was removed by aspiration, followedby the addition of 10 ml of DMEM/10% Fetal Bovine Serum. Cells wereincubated at 37° C./5% CO₂. After 48 hr incubation, cells were harvestedand utilized for analysis.

[0197] b. Stable 293 Cell Lines

[0198] Approximately 12×10⁶ 293 cells will be plated on a 15 cm tissueculture plate, and grown in DME High Glucose Medium containing 10% fetalbovine serum and one percent sodium pyruvate, L-glutamine, andantibiotics. Twenty-four hours following plating of 293 cells (toapproximately ˜80% confluency), the cells will be transfected using 12μg of DNA. The 12 μg of DNA is combined with 60 μl of lipofectamine and2 mL of DME High Glucose Medium without serum. The medium will beaspirated from the plates and the cells washed once with medium withoutserum. The DNA, lipofectamine, and medium mixture will be added to theplate along with 10 mL of medium without serum. Following incubation at37° C. for four to five hours, the medium will be aspirated and 25 ml ofmedium containing serum will be added. Twenty-four hours followingtransfection, the medium will be aspirated again, and fresh medium withserum will be added. Forty-eight hours following transfection, themedium will be aspirated and medium with serum will be added containinggeneticin (G418 drug) at a final concentration of 500 μg/mL. Thetransfected cells will then undergo selection for positively transfectedcells containing the G418 resistant gene. The medium will be replacedevery four to five days as selection occurs. During selection, cellswill be grown to create stable pools, or split for stable clonalselection.

[0199] C. RGT Cells (Used for mGluR7)

[0200] RGT cells were derived from an adenovirus transformed Syrianhamster cell line (AV12-664) into which a glutamate-aspartatetransporter was stably transfected.

[0201] On day one, 5×10⁶/10 cm dish of RGT cells were plated out. On daytwo, 91 μl of serumfree media was added to a tube, followed by theaddition of 9 μl of Fugene 6 (Roche). To the same mix 3 ug of DNA wasadded (at 0.5 ug/ul). The mixture was gently mixed and incubated at roomtemperature for 15 min, then this mixture was added dropwise to thecells growing in DMEM/10% FBS and incubated for 48 hours at 37° C./5%CO₂. After 48 hr incubation, cells were harvested and utilized foranalysis.

Example 4 Assays for Determination of Constitutive Activity ofNon-endogenous GPCRs

[0202] A variety of approaches are available :for assessment ofconstitutive activity of the non-endogenous human GPCRs. The followingare illustrative; those of ordinary skill in the art are credited withthe ability to determine those techniques that are preferentiallybeneficial for the needs of the artisan.

[0203] 1. Membrane Binding Assays: [³⁵S]GTPγS Assay

[0204] When a G protein-coupled receptor is in its active state, eitheras a result of ligand binding or constitutive activation, the receptorcouples to a G protein and stimulates the release of GDP and subsequentbinding of GTP to the G protein. The alpha subunit of the Gprotein-receptor complex acts as a GTPase and slowly hydrolyzes the GTPto GDP, at which point the receptor normally is deactivated.Constitutively activated receptors continue to exchange GDP for GTP. Thenon-hydrolyzable GTP analog, [³⁵S]GTPγS, can be utilized to demonstrateenhanced binding of [³⁵S]GTPγS to membranes expressing constitutivelyactivated receptors. Advantages of using [³⁵S]GTPγS binding to measureconstitutive activation include but are not limited to the following:(a) it is generically applicable to all G protein-coupled receptors; (b)it is proximal at the membrane surface making it less likely to pick-upmolecules which affect the intracellular cascade.

[0205] The assay takes advantage of the ability of G protein coupledreceptors to stimulate [³⁵S]GTPγS binding to membranes expressing therelevant receptors. The assay can, therefore, be used in the directidentification method to screen candidate compounds to constitutivelyactivated G protein-coupled receptors. The assay is generic and hasapplication to drug discovery at all G protein-coupled receptors.

[0206] The [³⁵S]GTPγS assay is incubated in 20 mM HEPES and between 1and about 20 mM MgCl₂ (this amount can be adjusted for optimization ofresults, although 20 mM is preferred) pH 7.4, binding buffer withbetween about 0.3 and about 1.2 nM [³⁵S]GTPγS (this amount can beadjusted for optimization of results, although 1.2 is preferred ) and12.5 to 75 μg membrane protein (e.g., 293 cells expressing the G_(s)Fusion Protein; this amount can be adjusted for optimization) and 10 μMGDP (this amount can be changed for optimization) for 1 hour. Wheatgermagglutinin beads (25 μl; Amersham) will then be added and the mixtureincubated for another 30 minutes at room temperature. The tubes will bethen centrifuged at 1500×g for 5 minutes at room temperature and thencounted in a scintillation counter.

[0207] 2. Cell-based cAMP Detection Assay

[0208] A Flash Plate™ Adenylyl Cyclase kit (New England Nuclear; Cat.No. SMP004A) designed for cell-based assays can be modified for use withcrude plasma membranes. The Flash Plate wells can contain a scintillantcoating which also contains a specific antibody recognizing cAMP. ThecAMP generated in the wells can be quantitated by a direct competitionfor binding of radioactive cAMP tracer to the cAMP antibody. Thefollowing serves as a brief protocol for the measurement of changes incAMP levels in whole cells that express the receptors.

[0209] Transfected cells were harvested approximately twenty four hoursafter transient transfection. Media was carefully aspirated anddiscarded. Ten ml of PBS was gently added to each dish of cells followedby careful aspiration. One ml of Sigma cell dissociation buffer and 3 mlof PBS was added to each plate. Cells were pipetted off the plate andthe cell suspension collected into a 50 ml conical centrifuge tube.Cells were centrifuged at room temperature at 1,100 rpm for 5 min. Thecell pellet was carefully resuspended into an appropriate volume of PBS(about 3 ml/plate). The cells were then counted using a hemocytometerand additional PBS was added to give the appropriate number of cells (toa final volume of about 50 μl/well).

[0210] cAMP standards and Detection Buffer (comprising 1 μCi of tracer[¹²⁵I cAMP (50 μl] to 11 ml Detection Buffer) was prepared andmaintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. AssayBuffer was prepared fresh for screening and contained 50 μl ofStimulation Buffer, 3 μl of test compound (12 μM final assayconcentration) and 50 μl cells, Assay Buffer was be stored on ice untilutilized. The assay was initiated by addition of 50 μl of cAMP standardsto appropriate wells followed by addition of 50 μl of PBSA to wells H-11and H12. Fifty μl of Stimulation Buffer was added to all wells. DMSO (orselected candidate compounds) was added to appropriate wells using a pintool capable of dispensing 3 μl of compound solution, with a final assayconcentration of 12 μM test compound and 100 μl total assay volume. Thecells were then added to the wells and incubated for 60 min at roomtemperature. One hundred μl of Detection Mix containing tracer cAMP wasthen added to the wells. Plates were incubated for an additional 2 hoursfollowed by counting in a Wallac MicroBeta™ scintillation counter.Values of cAMP/well were then extrapolated from a standard cAMP curvewhich were contained within each assay plate.

[0211] 3. Co-transfection of Gi Coupled FPRL-2 with a Gs/Gi FusionProtein Construct

[0212] The transfection mixture (from Example 3A) containing FPRL-2 andGs/Gi Fusion Protein Construct was removed by aspiration, followed bythe addition of 10 ml of DMEM/10% Fetal Bovine Serum. Cells were thenincubated at 37° C./5% CO₂. After 48 hr incubation, cells were harvestedand utilized for analysis. Cell-based cAMP detection assay was thenperformed according to the protocol in Example 4(2) above.

[0213] Because endogenous FPRL-2 is believed to predominantly couplewith the Gi protein in its active state, a decrease in cAMP productionsignifies that the disclosed non-endogenous version of FPRL-2 isconstitutively active. Thus, a candidate compound which impacts theFPRL-2 receptor by increasing the cAMP signal is an inverse agonist,while a FPRL-2 agonist will decrease the cAMP signal. See, FIG. 1.

[0214]FIG. 1 evidence about a 4 fold increase in activity of FPRL-2 whencompared to the Gs/Gi. When comparing the endogenous version of FPRL-2with that of the non-endogenous version, the non-endogenous FPRL-2(“FPRL-2(L240K)”)) evidence about a 3 fold increase in receptor activitywhen compared to the control, Gs/Gi. Therefore, this data suggests thatboth the endogenous and non-endogenous versions of FPRL-2 areconstitutively active.

[0215] Reference is made to FIG. 9. In FIG. 9, non-endogenousGPR37(L352R) produced about a 354% increase in cAMP when compared withthe endogenous version of GPR37 (“GPR37 wt”), while GPR37(C543Y)produced about a 189% increase in cAMP when compared with GPR37 wt. Thisdata suggests that both non-endogenous L352R and C543Y versions of GPR37are constitutively activated.

[0216] 4. Cell-based cAMP for G_(i) Coupled Target GPCRs

[0217] TSHR is a G_(s) coupled GPCR that causes the accumulation of cAMPupon activation. TSHR will be constitutively activated by mutating aminoacid residue 623 (i.e., changing an alanine residue to an isoleucineresidue). A G_(i) coupled receptor is expected to inhibit adenylylcyclase, and, therefore, decrease the level of cAMP production, whichcan make assessment of cAMP levels challenging. An effective techniquefor measuring the decrease in production of cAMP as an indication ofconstitutive activation of a G_(i) coupled receptor can be accomplishedby co-transfecting, most preferably, non-endogenous, constitutivelyactivated TSHR (TSHR-A623I) (or an endogenous, constitutively activeG_(s) coupled receptor) as a “signal enhancer” with a G_(i) linkedtarget GPCR to establish a baseline level of cAMP. Upon creating anon-endogenous version of the G_(i) coupled receptor, thisnon-endogenous version of the target GPCR is then co-transfected withthe signal enhancer, and it is this material that can be used forscreening. This approach will be utilized to effectively generate asignal when a cAMP assay is used; this approach is preferably used inthe direct identification of candidate compounds against G_(i) coupledreceptors. It is noted that for a G_(i) coupled GPCR, when this approachis used, an inverse agonist of the target GPCR will increase the cAMPsignal and an agonist will decrease the cAMP signal.

[0218] Cells were transfected according to Example 3A above. Thetransfected cells were then transfected cells will be harvestedapproximately twenty four hours after transient transfection. Cell-basedcAMP detection assay was then performed according to the protocol inExample 4(2) above.

[0219] Preferably, and as noted previously, to ensure that a smallmolecule candidate compound is targeting the G_(i) coupled targetreceptor and not, for example, the TSHR(A623I), the directly identifiedcandidate compound is preferably screened against the signal enhancer inthe absence of the target receptor.

[0220] Reference is made to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a comparative analysis ofendogenous GPR45 (“GPR45 wt”) versus a control (“CMV”) in 293 cells.Endogenous target receptor GPR45 was co-transfected with a signalenhancer, TSHR(A623I). In the absence of TSH, the endogenous ligand forTSH receptor, co-transfection of TSHR(A623I) with endogenous GPR45evidence about a 96% decrease in production of cAMP when compared withthe control (CMV). In the presence of TSH, endogenous GPR45 (“GPR45 wt”)evidence about a 73% decrease in cAMP production when compared to thecontrol (“CMV”). This data indicates that GPR45 is endogenouslyconstitutively active and couples through the Gi protein.

[0221] Reference is made to FIG. 4 and Table E. Table E is a summary ofFIG. 4, which is a comparative analysis of endogenous mGluR7 (“mGluR7wt”) with several non-endogenous versions of mGluR7 (“W590S,” “R659H,”“T771C” and “I790K”) and the control (“pCMV”) in 293 cells. Table Esummarizes the cAMP production of the vector containing the signalenhancer receptor (i.e., TSHR(A623I)) with the target receptor (mGluR7)in the absence of its endogenous ligand (i.e., TSH); the cAMP productionof the co-transfection of the signal enhancer with the target receptorin the presence of TSH percent (%) decrease, in cAMP production, betweenthe endogenous version of mGluR7 and the non-endogenous versions ofmGluR7, co-transfected with TSHR(A623I) in the presence of TSH. Thisdata evidences that the non-endogenous versions of mGluR7 (“W590S,”“R659H,” “T771C” and “I790K”) reduce the production of cAMP whencompared to the endogenous mGluR7, and thus has been constitutivelyactivated by the methods disclosed above. TABLE E Co-TransfectionPercent (%) of Decrease 1) Vector- Co-Transfection of betweenTSHR(A623I) 1) Vector- Endogenous 2) mGluR7 TSHR(A623I) and Non-versions 2) mGluR7 endogenous 3) without versions Version of mGluR7Versions of 16 mU/ml TSH 3) 16 mU/ml TSH mGluR7 Inverse MGluR7 mGluR7(pmol cAMP) (pmol cAMP) (with TSH) Agonist Agonist pCMV 4 — — IncreaseDecrease (without TSHR) pCMV 23 288 — MgluR7 wt 21 402  0 W590S 9 138 66R659H 7 156 61 T771C 7 156 61 I790K 9 151 62

[0222] Versions of mGluR7 transfected in RGT cells support the data ofabove. Reference is made to FIG. 5. In FIG. 5, W590S evidenced about a52% decrease in cAMP production; R659H evidenced about a 43% reduction;T771C evidenced about a 5% reduction; and I790K evidenced about a 28%reduction in the production of cAMP when compared to the endogenousversion of mGluR7 receptor.

[0223] Because mGluR7 predominantly couples with Gi in its active state,a decrease in cAMP production signifies that the disclosednon-endogenous versions of mGluR7 are constitutively active. Thus, acandidate compound which impacts the mGluR7 receptor by increasing thecAMP signal is an inverse agonist, while a mGluR7 agonist will decreasethe cAMP signal. Based upon the data generated for FIGS. 5 and 6,“W590S,” “R659H,” “T771C” and “I790K” are preferred non-endogenousversions of mGluR7, most preferably is “W590S” when used in a TSHRconstitutively activated co-transfection approach using a cAMP assay inboth 293 and RGT cells.

[0224] Reference is made to FIG. 12. In FIG. 12, non-endogenous versionsof HF1948 (“I281F” and “E135N”) evidenced a reduction in cAMPproduction, about an 18% and about a 39% reduction, respectively, whencompared to the endogenous version of HF1948 (‘wt”). This data suggeststhat both non-endogenous I281F and E135N versions of HF1948 areconstitutively activated. This decrease in cAMP further suggests thatthese versions may be Gi-coupled. In addition to being Gi-coupled, FIG.11 suggests that non-endogenous I281F version of HF1948 may also coupleto Gq G protein. (See, Example 4(5)(f) below).

[0225] Reference is made to FIG. 16. FIG. 16 evidences about a 36%decrease in cAMP production of cells co-transfected with TSHR-A623I(“TSHR-A623I”) (in the presence of TSH) and non-endogenous,constitutively activated ETBR-LP2 (“N358K”) (65.96 pmole cAMP/well)compared to TSHR-A623I with endogenous ETBR-LP2 (“WT”) (102.59 pmolcAMP/well). About a 77% and about a 65% decrease in production of cAMPwas evidenced when comparing TSHR-A623I co-transfected withETBR-LP2(“N358K”) and TSHR-A623I co-transfected with ETBR-LP2(“WT”)against TSHR-A623I co-transfected with pCMV (290.75 pmol cAMP/well),respectively. Preferably, this approach is used for screening an inverseagonist, which would increase the signal, whereas an agonist shoulddecrease the signal. To confirm that a small molecule binds ETBR-LP2 andnot to the TSHR-A623I construct, the small molecule is preferablyscreened against the construct in the absence of ETBR-LP2.

[0226] 5. Reporter-based Assays

[0227] a. CRE-Luc Reporter Assay (G_(s)-associated Receptors)

[0228] 293 and 293T cells were plated-out on 96 well plates at a densityof 2×10⁴ cells per well and were transfected using Lipofectamine Reagent(BRL) the following day according to manufacturer instructions. ADNA/lipid mixture was prepared for each 6-well transfection as follows:260 ng of plasmid DNA in 100 μl of DMEM are gently mixed with 2 μl oflipid in 100 μl of DMEM (the 260 ng of plasmid DNA consisted of 200 ngof a 8×CRE-Luc reporter plasmid, 50 ng of pCMV comprising endogenousreceptor or non-endogenous receptor or pCMV alone, and 10 ng of a GPRSexpression plasmid (GPRS in pcDNA3 (Invitrogen)). The 8×CRE-Luc reporterplasmid is prepared as follows: vector SRIF-β-gal was obtained bycloning the rat somatostatin promoter (−71/+51) at BglV-HindIII site inthe pβgal-Basic Vector (Clontech). Eight (8) copies of cAMP responseelement were obtained by PCR from an adenovirus template AdpCF126CCRE8(see, 7 Human Gene Therapy 1883 (1996)) and cloned into the SRIF-β-galvector at the Kpn-BglV site, resulting in the 8×CRE-β-gal reportervector. The 8×CRE-Luc reporter plasmid was generated by replacing thebeta-galactosidase gene in the 8×CRE-β-gal reporter vector with theluciferase gene obtained from the pGL3-basic vector (Promega) at theHindIII-BamHI site. Following 30 min. incubation at room temperature,the DNA/lipid mixture was diluted with 400 μl of DMEM and 100 μl of thediluted mixture was added to each well. One hundred μl of DMEM with 10%FCS was added to each well after a 4 hr incubation in a cell cultureincubator. The following day the transfected cells were changed with 200μl/well of DMEM with 10% FCS. Eight hours later, the wells were changedto 100 μl /well of DMEM without phenol red, after one wash with PBS.Luciferase activity was measured the next day using the LucLite™reporter gene assay kit (Packard) following manufacturer's instructionsand read on a 1450 MicroBeta™ scintillation and luminescence counter(Wallac).

[0229] Reference is made to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 evidences about a 50%decrease in activity of STRL33 when compared to the control (CMV) at12.5 ng of STRL33 receptor. When comparing the endogenous version ofSTRL33 with that of the non-endogenous version, the non-endogenousSTRL33 (“STRL33(L230K)”)) evidence about a 30% decrease in receptoractivity when comparing at 12.5 ng of protein, and about a 40% decreasein activity at 25 ng of protein. This data suggests that non-endogenousversion of STRL33 receptor is constitutively active and may couple tothe G protein, Gi.

[0230] b. AP1 Reporter Assay (G_(q)-associated Receptors)

[0231] A method to detect G_(q) stimulation depends on the knownproperty of G_(q)-dependent phospholipase C to cause the activation ofgenes containing AP1 elements in their promoter. A Pathdetect™ AP-1cis-Reporting System (Stratagene, Catalogue # 219073) was utilizedfollowing the protocol set forth above with respect to the CREB reporterassay, except that the components of the calcium phosphate precipitatewere 410 ng pAP1-Luc, 80 ng pCMV-receptor expression plasmid, and 20 ngCMV-SEAP.

[0232] Reference is made to FIG. 17. FIG. 17 represents a 61.1% increasein activity of the non-endogenous, constitutively active version ofhuman ETBR-LP2 (“N358K”) (2203 relative light units) compared with thatof the endogenous ETBR-LP2 (862 relative light units). This datasuggests that non-endogenous version of ETBR-LP2 receptor isconstitutively active and may couple to the G protein, Gi.

[0233] c. SRF-Luc Reporter Assay (G_(q)- associated Receptors)

[0234] One method to detect G_(q) stimulation depends on the knownproperty of G_(q)-dependent phospholipase C to cause the activation ofgenes containing serum response factors in their promoter. A Pathdetect™SRF-Luc-Reporting System (Stratagene) can be utilized to assay for G_(q)coupled activity in, e.g., COS7 cells. Cells are transfected with theplasmid components of the system and the indicated expression plasmidencoding endogenous or non-endogenous GPCR using a MammalianTransfection™ Kit (Stratagene, Catalogue #200285) according to themanufacturer's instructions. Briefly, 410 ng SRF-Luc, 80 ngpCMV-receptor expression plasmid and 20 ng CMV-SEAP (secreted alkalinephosphatase expression plasmid; alkaline phosphatase activity ismeasured in the media of transfected cells to control for variations intransfection efficiency between samples) are combined in a calciumphosphate precipitate as per the manufacturer's instructions. Half ofthe precipitate is equally distributed between 3 wells in a 96-wellplate, kept on the cells in a serum free media for 24 hours. The last 5hours the cells are incubated with 1 μM Angiotensin, where indicated.Cells are then lysed and assayed for luciferase activity using aLuclite™ Kit (Packard, Cat. # 6016911) and “Trilux 1450 Microbeta”liquid scintillation and luminescence counter (Wallac) as per themanufacturer's instructions. The data can be analyzed using GraphPadPrism™ 2.0a (GraphPad Software Inc.).

[0235] d. SRE Reporter Assay

[0236] A SRE-Luc Reporter (a component of Mercury Luciferase System 3,Clontech Catalogue # K2053-1) was utilized in 293 cells. Cells weretransfected with the plasmid components of this system and the indicatedexpression plasmid encoding endogenous or non-endogenous receptor usingLipofectamine Reagent (Gibco/BRL, Catalogue #18324-012) according to themanufacturer's instructions. Briefly, 420 ng SRE-Luc, 50 ng CMV(comprising the GPR37 receptor) and 30 ng CMV-SEAP (secreted alkalinephosphatase expression plasmid; alkaline phosphatase activity ismeasured in the media of transfected cells to control for variations intransfection efficiency between samples) were combined in a cationiclipid-DNA precipitate as per the manufacturer's instructions. The finalvolume was 25 μl brought up with Optimem (Vendor). This is referred toas the “template mix.” The template mix was combined with thelipfectamine in a polystrene tube and was incubated for 30 minutes.During the incubation, the cells were washed with 100 μl Optimem. Afterincubation, 200 μl of Optimem was added to mix and 40 μl-50 μl/well. Thecells were left to mix overnight. The media was replaced with freshmedium the following morning to DMEM/Phenol red free/1% FBNS at130μl/well. The The cells were then assayed for luciferase activityusing a Luclite™ Kit (Packard, Cat. # 6016911) and “Trilux 1450Microbeta” liquid scintillation and luminescence counter (Wallac) as perthe manufacturer's instructions. The data were analyzed using GraphPadPrism™ 2.0a (GraphPad Software Inc.).

[0237] Reference is made to FIG. 7. In FIG. 7, when comparing thenon-endogenous version of GPR37 (“C543Y”) with the endogenous version(“wt”), the C543Y mutation evidences about a 316% increase in cAMPproduction over the wt version, while the non-endogenous version “L352R”evidence about a 178% increase in production of cAMP over the wtversion. This data suggests that both non-endogenous versions of GPR37,C543Y and L352R, are constitutively activated.

[0238] e. E2F-Luc Reporter Assay

[0239] A pE2F-Luc Reporter (a component of Mercury Luciferase System 3,Clontech Catalogue # K2053-1) was utilized in 293A cells. Cells weretransfected with the plasmid components of this system and the indicatedexpression plasmid encoding endogenous or non-endogenous receptor usingLipofectamine Reagent (Gibco/BRL, Catalogue #18324-012) according to themanufacturer's instructions. Briefly, 400 ng pE2F-Luc, 80 ng CMV(comprising the GPR35 receptor) and 20 ng CMV-SEAP (secreted alkalinephosphatase expression plasmid; alkaline phosphatase activity ismeasured in the media of transfected cells to control for variations intransfection efficiency between samples) were combined in a cationiclipid-DNA precipitate as per the manufacturer's instructions. Half ofthe precipitate was equally distributed over 3 wells in a 96-well plate,kept on the cells overnight, and replaced with fresh medium thefollowing day. Forty-eight (48) hr after the start of the transfection,cells were treated and assayed for luciferase activity using a Luclite™Kit (Packard, Cat. # 6016911) and “Trilux 1450 Microbeta” liquidscintillation and luminescence counter (Wallac) as per themanufacturer's instructions. The data were analyzed using GraphPadPrism™ 2.0a (Graph Pad Software Inc.).

[0240] Reference is made to FIG. 14. FIG. 14 represents about a 100%increase in activity of the non-endogenous, constitutively activeversion of human GPR35 (A216K) (607.13 relative light units) comparedwith that of the endogenous GPR35 (24.97 relative light units). Thisdata suggests that GPR35(A216K) interacts with the transcription factorE2F to drive the expression of the luciferase protein. Such interactionwith E2F, along with evidence that GPR35 is expressed in colorectalcancer cells, further suggests that GPR35 may play a role in cancer cellproliferation. Thus, based upon these data, a preferred candidatecompound which impacts the GPR35 receptor would be an inverse agonist.This data suggest that an inverse agonist of GPR35 would be useful inthe treatment of cancerous conditions, colorectal cancer in particular.

[0241] f. Intracellular IP₃ Accumulation Assay (G_(q)-associatedReceptors)

[0242] On day 1, cells comprising the receptors (endogenous and/ornon-endogenous) are plated onto 24 well plates, usually 1×10⁵ cells/well(although his number can be optimized. On day 2 cells were transfectedby firstly mixing 0.25 ug DNA in 50 μl serum free DMEM/well and 2 μllipofectamine in 50 μl serum free DMEM/well. The solutions were gentlymixed and incubated for 15-30 min at room temperature. Cells were thenwashed with 0.5 ml PBS and 400 μl of serum free media and then mixedwith the transfection media and added to the cells. The cells wereincubated for 3-4 hrs at 37° C./5%CO₂ and then the transfection mediawas removed and replaced with 1 ml/well of regular growth media. On day3 the cells are labeled with ³H-myo-inositol. Briefly, the media wasremoved and the cells are washed with 0.5 ml PBS. Then 0.5 mlinositol-free/serum free media (GIBCO BRL) were added/well with 0.25 μCiof ³H-myo-inositol/well and the cells incubated for 16-18 hrs overnightat 37° C./5%CO₂. On Day 4 the cells are washed with 0.5 ml PBS and 0.45ml of assay medium was added containing inositol-free/serum free media10 μM pargyline 10 mM lithium chloride or 0.4 ml of assay medium. Thecells were then incubated for 30 min at 37° C. The cells are then washedwith 0.5 ml PBS and 200 μl of fresh/ice cold stop solution (1M KOH; 18mM Na-borate; 3.8 mM EDTA) is added to each well. The solution was kepton ice for 5-10 min (or until cells are lysed) and then neutralized by200 μl of fresh/ice cold neutralization solution (7.5% HCL). The lysatewas then transferred into 1.5 ml Eppendorf tubes and 1 ml ofchloroform/methanol (1:2) was added/tube. The solution was vortexed for15 sec and the upper phase was applied to a Biorad AG1-X8™ anionexchange resin (100-200 mesh). First, the resin was washed with water at1:1.25 W/V and 0.9 ml of upper phase was loaded onto the column. Thecolumn was then washed with 10 ml of 5 mM myo-inositol and 10 ml of 5 mMNa-borate/60 mM Na-formate. The inositol tris phosphates were elutedinto scintillation vials containing 10 ml of scintillation cocktail with2 ml of 0.1 M formic acid/1 M ammonium formate. The columns wereregenerated by washing with 10 ml of 0.1 M formic acid/3M ammoniumformate and rinsed twice with dd H₂O and stored at 4° C. in water.

[0243] Reference is made to FIG. 6. In FIG. 6, 293 cells weretransfected with Gq protein containing a six amino acid deletion,“Gq(del)”; Gq protein fused to a Gi protein, “Gq(del)/Gi”, andnon-endogenous mGluR7, T771C together with Gq(del), “T771C+Gq(del)” andT771C with Gq(del)/Gi, “T771C+Gq(del)/Gi”. Inositol triphosphate wasmeasured in the presence and absence of glutamate. Co-transfection ofnon-endogenous version of mGluR7 with Gq(del)/Gi evidence about a 1850fold increase when compared to the Gq(del)/Gi in the presence ofglutamate; and about a 860 fold increase compared with T771C+Gq(del)/Giin the presence of glutamate. These data evidences that mGluR7, a Gicoupled receptor, can be activated via the Gq protein. Therefore, theGq(del)/Gi Fusion Construct can be co-transfected with a GPCR and usedto as a tool to screen for candidate compounds.

[0244] Reference is made to FIG. 11. In FIG. 11, when comparing thenon-endogenous version of HF1948 (“I281F”) with the endogenous version(“wt”), the I281F mutation evidences about a 361% increase in IP3accumulation over the wt version. This data suggests that thenon-endogenous I281F version of HF1948 is constitutively activated andis Gq-coupled.

Example 5 Fusion Protein Preparation

[0245] a. GPCR: G_(s) Fusion Construct

[0246] The design of the constitutively activated GPCR-G protein fusionconstruct can be accomplished as follows: both the 5′ and 3′ ends of therat G protein G_(s)α (long form; Itoh, H. et al., 83 PNAS 3776 (1986))is engineered to include a HindIII (5′-AAGCTT-3′) sequence thereon.Following confirmation of the correct sequence (including the flankingHindIII sequences), the entire sequence is shuttled into pcDNA3.1(−)(Invitrogen, cat. no. V795-20) by subcloning using the HindIIIrestriction site of that vector. The correct orientation for the G_(s)αsequence will be determined after subcloning into pcDNA3.1(−). Themodified pcDNA3.1(−) containing the rat G_(s)α gene at HindIII sequenceis then verified; this vector will then be available as a “universal”G_(s)α protein vector. The pcDNA3.1 (−) vector contains a variety ofwell-known restriction sites upstream of the HindIII site, thusbeneficially providing the ability to insert, upstream of the G_(s)protein, the coding sequence of an endogenous, constitutively activeGPCR. This same approach can be utilized to create other “universal” Gprotein vectors, and, of course, other commercially available orproprietary vectors known to the artisan can be utilized. In someembodiments, the important criteria is that the sequence for the GPCR beupstream and in-frame with that of the G protein.

[0247] Spacers in the restriction sites between the G protein and theGPCR are optional. The sense and anti-sense primers included therestriction sites for XbaI and EcoRV, respectively, such that spacers(attributed to the restriction sites) exist between the G protein andthe GPCR.

[0248] PCR will then be utilized to secure the respective receptorsequences for fusion within the G_(s)α universal vector disclosed above,using the following protocol for each: 100 ng cDNA for GPCR will beadded to separate tubes containing 2 μl of each primer (sense andanti-sense), 3 μl of 10 mM dNTPs, 10 μl of 10×TaqPlus™ Precision buffer,1 μl of TaqPlus™ Precision polymerase (Stratagene: #600211), and 80 μlof water. Reaction temperatures and cycle times for the GPCR will be asfollows with cycle steps 2 through 4 were repeated 35 times: 94° C. for1 min; 94° C. for 30 seconds; 62° C. for 20 sec; 72° C. 1 min 40 sec;and 72° C. 5 min. PCR products will be run on a 1% agarose gel and thenpurified. The purified products will be digested with XbaI and EcoRV andthe desired inserts purified and ligated into the G_(s) universal vectorat the respective restriction sites. The positive clones will beisolated following transformation and determined by restriction enzymedigestion; expression using 293 cells will be accomplished following theprotocol set forth infra. Each positive clone for GPCR-G_(s) FusionProtein will be sequenced to verify correctness.

[0249] g. G_(q)(6 Amino Acid Deletion)/G_(i) Fusion Construct

[0250] The design of a G_(q) (del)/G_(i) fusion construct wasaccomplished as follows: the N-terminal six (6) amino acids (amino acids2 through 7), having the sequence of TLESIM (SEQ.ID.NO.:88) Gαq-subunitwas deleted and the C-terminal five (5) amino acids, having the sequenceEYNLV (SEQ.ID.NO.:89) was replaced with the corresponding amino acids ofthe Gαi Protein, having the sequence DCGLF (SEQ.ID.NO.:90). This fusionconstruct was obtained by PCR using the following primers:

[0251] 5′-gatcAAGCTTCCATGGCGTGCTGCCTGAGCGAGG-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:91) and

[0252] 5′-gatcGGATCCTTAGAACAGGCCGCAGTCCTTCAGGTTCAGCTGCAGGATGGTG-340(SEQ.ID.NO.:92) and Plasmid 63313 which contains the mouse Gαq-wild typeversion with a hemagglutinin tag as template. Nucleotides in lower capsare included as spacers.

[0253] TaqPlus® Precision DNA polymerase (Stratagene) was utilized forthe amplification by the following cycles, with steps 2 through 4repeated 35 times: 95° C. for 2 min; 95° C. for 20 sec; 56° C. for 20sec; 72° C. for 2 min; and 72° C. for 7 min. The PCR product will becloned into a pCRII-TOPO vector (Invitrogen) and sequenced using the ABIBig Dye Terminator kit (P.E. Biosystems). Inserts from a TOPO clonecontaining the sequence of the fusion construct will be shuttled intothe expression vector pcDNA3.1(+) at the HindIII/BamHI site by a 2 stepcloning process.

[0254] c. Gs/Gi Fusion Protein Construct

[0255] The design of a Gs/Gi Fusion Protein Construct was accomplishedas follows: the C-terminal five (5) amino acids of Gαs-subunit wasdeleted, having the sequence 5′-QYELL-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:93) and replacedwith the corresponding amino acids of the Gαi protein, having thesequence 5′-DCGLF-3′ (SEQ.ID.NO.:94). This protein fusion construct wasobtained by PCR using a 5′ and 3′ oligonucleotides.

[0256] TaqPlus Precision DNA polymerase (Stratagene) was utilized forthe amplification by the following cycles, with steps 2 through 4repeated 25 times: 98° C. for 2 min; 98° C. for 30 sec; 60° C. for 30sec; 72° C. for 2 min; and 72° C. for 5 min. The PCR product was clonedinto a pCRII-TOPO vector (Invitrogen) and sequenced using the ABI BigDye Terminator kit (P.E. Biosystems). Inserts from a TOPO clonecontaining the sequence of the protein fusion construct was shuttledinto the expression vector pcDNA3.1(+) at the restriction site. Thenuclei acid sequence for Gs/Gi Protein Fusion Construct was thendetermined. See SEQ.ID.NO.:95 for the nucleic acid sequence andSEQ.ID.NO.:96 for the amino acid sequence.

Example 6 Schwann Cell Preparation

[0257] 2 L of neonate rat pups (Sprague Dawley) (at Post-pardum day2-Post-pardum day 3 stage) were placed on ice to euthanize. Pups werethen removed and decapitated to drain the blood. The neonates wereplaced, belly-down, on a dissection board and rinsed with 70% ethanol tosterilize. Using a scalpel, the skin was removed in the thigh area untilthe sciatic nerve was exposed (or until a thin white “string” extendedfrom the spinal cord to the knee was visible). The nerves were placed inDMEM medium and then aspirated, followed by bringing the volume to 2.4ml with DMEM media and adding 300 uL 10×Collagenase (0.3%, Sigma Cat.#C-9891) and 300 uL 10×Trypsin (0.25%, GIBCO Cat. #25095-019) fordissociation. Nerves were then incubated at 37° C. for 15 min,centrifuged for 5 min at 1,000 rpm followed by removing the media(repeated twice). 1 mL DMEM-HEPES and 1 mL DMEM/10% FBS were added andthen transfered to a 50 mL conical tube. The contents of the tube weresheared with the following gauge needles (VWR): once with 18 G, twicewith 21 G and twice with 23 G. The contents were placed on a Falcon cellstrainer and spun at a very low speed (about 1200 rpm). The total volumewas brought to 10 mL with DMEM/10% FBS and plated on a Poly-L-lysinetreated 10 cm plate (Sigma, Cat. #P-1274). Plates were then incubatedovernight in 37° C. humid incubator at 7% CO₂. Fresh media added with100×ARA C (10 mM, Sigma, Cat. #C-1768) and cultured for an additional 48hours. The cells were then washed with PBS (three times) to remove theARA C and the following were added: DMEM/10% FBS, differentconcentrations of Forskolin in 100% ethanol (2 uM, 5 uM, 10 uM, 20 uMand 50 uM) (Calbiochem, Cat#344270), 80 ug of Pituitary Extract (Sigma,#P-1167) in PBS and 0.1%BSA, followed by growing the cells for 30 hoursat 37° C. humidifier at 7% CO₂. The cells were then collected and theRNA was isolated and analyzed.

[0258] Antibody selection was accomplished according to the following:the Poly-L-Lysine treated plates were first washed with 1×PBS (threetimes), trypsinized with 1 mL of 0.5% trypsin-EDTA, for about 1 min andthen neutralized with 9 mL of DMEM-HEPES buffer and 10% FBS. Cells werecentrifuged at 1200 rpm for 5 min, resuspended in 3 mL of DMEM-HEPES towash out the trypsin and spun for 5 min at 1200 rpm. Cells were thenresuspended in 600 uL of DMEM-HEPES, leaving some media after the spinin order to have single cells. Thy1.1 antibody (Monoclonal Antibody,Sigma, Cat. #P-1274) was added at a 1:1000 dilution.

[0259] The cells were then incubated for 20 min at 37° C., slightlyagitating the tube every two minutes. 20 uL of Guinea Pig complement(GIBCO, Cat. #19195-015) was thawed before using it, followed by addingthe complement to the cells with the antibody to a final volume of 1 mL.The cells were incubated for about 20 min-30 min at 37° C. water bathand 10 mL of DMEM-HEPES was added and spun down for 5 min at 1200 rpm.Cells were resuspended in 5 mLs of DMEM/10% FBS and added topoly-L-lysine treated plates that contains pituitary extract andforskolin. The cells were left to recover for 24-48 hours and the immuneselection procedure was repeated twice.

Example 7 Preparation of Crushed Rat Sciatic Nerve

[0260] The sciatic nerves of anesthetized (iso-florene), adult (10-13week old) Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed at the sciatic notch. Nervecrush was produced by tightly compressing the sciatic nerve at thesciatic notch with flattened forceps twice, each time for 10 sec; thistechnique causes the axons to degenerate, but allows axonalregeneration. At varying times after nerve injury, the animals wereeuthanized by CO₂ inhalation, the distal nerve stumps were removed, andthe most proximal 2-3 mm was trimmed off. For crushed nerves, the entiredistal nerve was harvested. The nerves were immediately frozen in liquidnitrogen and stored at −80° C. Unlesioned sciatic nerves were obtainedfrom animals of varying ages, from P0 (post crush) to P13.

Example 8 Tissue Distribution of the Disclosed Human GPCRs

[0261] 1. RT-PCR

[0262] RT-PCR can be applied to confirm the expression and to determinethe tissue distribution of several novel human GPCRs. Oligonucleotidesutilized will be GPCR-specific and the human multiple tissue cDNA panels(MTC, Clontech) as templates. Taq DNA polymerase (Stratagene) will beutilized for the amplification in a 40 μl reaction according to themanufacturer's instructions. Twenty μl of the reaction will be loaded ona 1.5% agarose gel to analyze the RT-PCR products.

[0263] 2. Dot-Blot

[0264] Using a commercially available human-tissue dot-blot format,endogenous GPCR was used to probe for a determination of the areas wheresuch receptor is localized. The PCR fragments of Example 1 were used asthe probe: radiolabeled probe was generated using this fragment and aPrime-It II™ Random Primer Labeling Kit (Stratagene, #300385), accordingto manufacturer's instructions. A human RNA Master Blot™ (Clontech,#7770-1) was hybridized with GPCR radiolabeled probe and washed understringent conditions according manufacturer's instructions. The blot wasexposed to Kodak BioMax Autoradiography film overnight at −80° C. TableF, below, lists the receptors and the tissues wherein expression wasfound. Exemplary diseases/disorders linked to the receptors arediscussed in Example 6, infra. TABLE F Receptor Identifier TissueExpression STRL33 Placenta, spleen and lung GPR45 Central nervoussystem, brain GPR37 central nervous system, specifically in the braintissues, pituitary gland and placenta GPR66 pancreas, bone, testis,mammary glands, small intestine, and spleen GPR26 Brain ETBR-LP2 Brain,pituitary gland and placenta

[0265] 3. Northern Blot

[0266] a. GPR37

[0267] RNA from Example 6 was harvested utilizing RNAzol B reagent(TelTest Inc., Cat. #CS-104), according to manufacturer's instructions.After electrophoresis in an 1% agarose/formaldehyde gel, the RNA wastransferred to a nylon membrane (Sachleicher Schull) by capillary actionusing 10×SSC. A ³²P-labelled GPR37 DNA probe was synthesized using a DNAfragment corresponding precisely to the 3′ end of GPR37 and a High Primelabeling kit (Roche Molecular Biochemical) according to themanufacturer's instructions. Hybridization was performed usingExpressHyb Solution (Clontech, Cat. #8015-2) supplemented with 100 μg/mlsalmon sperm DNA as follows. The membrane containing the separated RNAsamples was first incubated with ExpressHyb solution at 65° C.overnight. The ³²P-labelled GPR37 DNA probe was denatured by boiling for2 minutes, placed on ice for 5 minutes and then transferred into theExpressHyb solution bathing the membrane. After an overnight incubationat 65° C., the membrane was removed from the hybridization solution andwashed four times for 15 minutes each in 2×SSC/1% SDS at 65° C.,followed by two washes for 15 minutes each in 0.2×SSC/0.1% SDS at 55° C.Excess moisture was removed from the blot by gentle shaking, after whichthe blot was wrapped in plastic wrap and exposed to film overnight at−80° C.

[0268] Reference is made to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 evidences that GPR37 isexpressed in Schwann cells, such that myelination can be maintained at20 uM Forskolin.

[0269]FIG. 10 evidences that GPR37 is up-regulated in crushed ratsciatic nerves, specifically seven (7) days after crushing the nerves.Such data is consistent with the data presented in FIG. 9, i.e., GPR37may play a role in the regeneration of nerves by stimulating the processof myelination in Schwann cells.

[0270] GPR37 is expressed in the human central nervous system,specifically in the brain tissues. It has been further determined thatGPR37 is expressed in Schwann cells. When axons (or nerves) are injured,Schwann cells act to regenerate the nerves by forming myelin sheathsaround the axons, which provides “insulation” in the form of myelinsheaths. This process, known as myelination, is important in that actionpotentials travel at a faster rate, thereby conserving metabolic energy.Schwann cells and their precursors play an important role in influencingthe survival and differentiation of other cells that make up apheripheral nerve. In addition, GPR37 has been determined to beexpressed in crushed rat sciatic nerves. Such data supports the evidencethat GPR37 may play a role in regenerating nerve cells. Based on theknown functions of the specific tissues to which the receptor islocalized, the putative functional role of the receptor can be deduced.Thus, in the case of hyper-myelination (e.g., tumorgenesis), an inverseagonist against GPR37 is preferred, while an agonist is preferred wherehypo-myelination occurs (e.g., a degenerative disease such as diabetes).

[0271] b. GPR66

[0272] Total RNA from several pancreatic cell lines (e.g., HIT, ARIP,Tu6, RIN αTC, STC, NIT, and EcR-CHO, all of which are commerciallyavailable) were isolated using TRIzol reagent (Gibco/BRL, Cat#15596-018) according to manufacturer's instructions. Afterelectrophoreseis in a 1% agarose/formaldehyde gel, the RNA wastransferred to a nylon membrane using standard protocols. A ³²P-labelledGPR66 probe was synthesized using a DNA fragment corresponding preciselyto the entire coding sequence and a Prime It II Random Primer LabelingKit (Stratagene, Cat. #300385) according to manufacturer's instructions.Hybridization was performed using ExpressHyb Solution (Clontech,Cat.#8015-2) supplemented with 10 ug/ml salmon sperm DNA as follows. Themembrane containing the separated RNA samples were first incubated withExpressHyb solution at 65° C. for 1 hour. The ³²P-labeled GPR66 DNAprobe was denatured by boiling for 2 min, placed on ice for 5 min andthen transferred into the ExpressHyb solution bathing the membrane.After an overnight incubation at 65° C., the membrane was removed fromthe hybridization and washed four times for 15 min each in 2×SSC/1% SDSat 65° C., followed by two washes for 15 min each in 0.1×SSC/0.5% SDS at55° C. Excess moisture was removed from the blot by gentle shaking,after which the blot was wrapped in plastic and exposed to filmovernight at −80° C.

[0273] Reference is made to FIG. 13. Results of RNA blots (see, FIG. 13)together with the dot-blot data, evidencing the expression of GPR66 inthe pancreas, suggest that GPR66 is abundantly expressed in all isletcell lines and in ARIP cells, a pancreatic ductal cell lines. While notwishing to be bound by any theory, the expression of GPR66 in thepancreatic cell lines suggest that GPR66 may play a role in isletneogenesis.

[0274] c. GPR35

[0275] Total RNA from several cancer cell lines (e.g., RIN-5AH, HEP-G2,A549, HELA, MOLT-4, HL-60 and SW480 cells, all of which are commerciallyavailable) were isolated using TRIzol reagent (Gibco/BRL, Cat#15596-018) according to manufacturer's instructions. Afterelectrophoreseis in a 1% agarose/formaldehyde gel, the RNA wastransferred to a nylon membrane using standard protocols. A ³²P-labelledGPR35 probe was synthesized using a DNA fragment corresponding preciselyto the entire coding sequence and a Prime It II Random Primer LabelingKit (Stratagene, Cat. #300385) according to manufacturer's instructions.Hybridization was performed using ExpressHyb Solution (Clontech,Cat.#8015-2) supplemented with 100 ug/ml salmon sperm DNA as follows.The membrane containing the separated RNA samples were first incubatedwith ExpressHyb solution at 65° C. for 1 hour. The ³²P-labeled GPR35 DNAprobe was denatured by boiling for 2 min, placed on ice for 5 min andthen transferred into the ExpressHyb solution bathing the membrane.After an overnight incubation at 65° C., the membrane was removed fromthe hybridization and washed four times for 15 min each in 2×SSC/1% SDSat 65° C., followed by two washes for 15 min each in 0.1×SSC/0.5% SDS at55° C. Excess moisture was removed from the blot by gentle shaking,after which the blot was wrapped in plastic and exposed to filmovernight at −80° C.

[0276] Reference is made to FIG. 15. Results of RNA blots (see, FIG. 15)evidences that GPR35 is abundantly expressed in colorectal cancer cellline SW480. Such data suggests that GPR35 may play a role in colorectalcarcinogenesis. Identification of candidate compounds, by the methoddiscussed below, is most preferably an inverse agonist. An inverseagonist for GPR35 is intended to reduce DNA replication in an effort toinhibit cell proliferation of cancerous cells. GPR35 is expressed inlarge and small intestine. Numerous cancer cell lines were examinedwhere GPR35 was determined to be expressed in the colorectal cancer cellline (e.g., HELA, MOLT-4 and SW480). This data suggests that GPR35 mayplay a role in colorectal carcinogenesis. Colorectal cancer is amalignancy that arises from either the colon or the rectum. Cancers ofthe large intestine are the second most common form of cancer found inboth males and females.

[0277] d. ETBR-LP2

[0278] RNA from Example 6 was harvested utilizing RNAzol B reagent(TelTest Inc., Cat. #CS-104), according to manufacturer's instructions.After electrophoresis in an 1% agarose/formaldehyde gel, the RNA wastransferred to a nylon membrane (Sachleicher Schull) by capillary actionusing 10×SSC. A ³²P-labelled ETBR-LP2 DNA probe was synthesized using aDNA fragment corresponding precisely to the 3′ end of ETBR-LP2 and aHigh Prime labeling kit (Roche Molecular Biochemical) according to themanufacturer's instructions. Hybridization was performed usingExpressHyb Solution (Clontech, Cat. #8015-2) supplemented with 100 μg/mlsalmon sperm DNA as follows. The membrane containing the separated RNAsamples was first incubated with ExpressHyb solution at 65° C.overnight. The ³²P-labelled ETBR-LP2 DNA probe was denatured by boilingfor 2 minutes, placed on ice for 5 minutes and then transferred into theExpressHyb solution bathing the membrane. After an overnight incubationat 65° C., the membrane was removed from the hybridization solution andwashed four times for 15 minutes each in 2×SSC/1% SDS at 65° C.,followed by two washes for 15 minutes each in 0.2×SSC/0.1% SDS at 55° C.Excess moisture was removed from the blot by gentle shaking, after whichthe blot was wrapped in plastic wrap and exposed to film overnight at−80° C.

[0279] Reference is made to FIG. 18. FIG. 18 evidences that ETBR-LP2 isexpressed in Schwann cells, such that myelination can be maintained at20 uM Forskolin.

[0280] Reference is made to FIG. 19. FIG. 19 evidences that ETBR-LP2 isup-regulated in crushed rat sciatic nerves, specifically seven (7) daysafter crushing the nerves. Such data is consistent with the datapresented in FIG. 18, i.e., ETBR-LP2 may play a role in the regenerationof nerves by stimulating the process of myelination in Schwann cells.

[0281] Based upon these data, ETBR-LP2 is expressed in Schwann cells.When axons (or nerves) are injured, Schwann cells act to regenerate thenerves by forming myelin sheaths around the axons, which provides“insulation” in the form of myelin sheaths. This process, known asmyelination, is important in that action potentials travel at a fasterrate, thereby conserving metabolic energy. Schwann cells and theirprecursors play an important role in influencing the survival anddifferentiation of other cells that make up a pheripheral nerve. Inaddition, ETBR-LP2 has been determined to be expressed in crushed ratsciatic nerves. Such data supports the evidence that ETBR-LP2 may play arole in regenerating nerve cells. Based on the known functions of thespecific tissues to which the receptor is localized, the putativefunctional role of the receptor can be deduced. Thus, in the case ofhyper-myelination (e.g., tumorgenesis), an inverse agonist againstETBR-LP2 is preferred, while an agonist is preferred wherehypo-myelination occurs (e.g., a degenerative disease such as diabetes).

[0282] Diseases and disorders related to receptors located in thesetissues or regions include, but are not limited to, cardiac disordersand diseases (e.g. thrombosis, myocardial infarction; atherosclerosis;cardiomyopathies); kidney disease/disorders (e.g., renal failure; renaltubular acidosis; renal glycosuria; nephrogenic diabetes insipidus;cystinuria; polycystic kidney disease); eosinophilia; leukocytosis;leukopenia; ovarian cancer; sexual dysfunction; polycystic ovariansyndrome; pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer; irritable bowel syndrome;colon cancer; Crohn's disease; ulcerative colitis; diverticulitis;Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Cystic Fibrosis;pneumonia; pulmonary hypertension; tuberculosis and lung cancer;Parkinson's disease; movement disorders and ataxias; learning and memorydisorders; eating disorders (e.g., anorexia; bulimia, etc.); obesity;cancers; thymoma; myasthenia gravis; circulatory disorders; prostatecancer; prostatitis; kidney disease/disorders(e.g., renal failure; renaltubular acidosis; renal glycosuria; nephrogenic diabetes insipidus;cystinuria; polycystic kidney disease); sensorimotor processing andarousal disorders; obsessive-compulsive disorders; testicular cancer;priapism; prostatitis; hernia; endocrine disorders; sexual dysfunction;allergies; depression; psychotic disorders; migraine; reflux;schizophrenia; ulcers; bronchospasm; epilepsy; prostatic hypertrophy;anxiety; rhinitis; angina; and glaucoma. Accordingly, the methods of thepresent invention may also be useful in the diagnosis and/or treatmentof these and other diseases and disorders.

Example 7 Protocol: Direct Identification of Inverse Agonists andAgonists

[0283] A. [³⁵S]GTPγS Assay

[0284] Although endogenous, constitutively active GPCRs have been usedfor the direct identification of candidate compounds as, e.g., inverseagonists, for reasons that are not altogether understood, intra-assayvariation can become exacerbated. In some embodiments a GPCR FusionProtein, as disclosed above, is also utilized with a non-endogenous,constitutively activated GPCR. When such a protein is used, intra-assayvariation appears to be substantially stabilized, whereby an effectivesignal-to-noise ratio is obtained. This has the beneficial result ofallowing for a more robust identification of candidate compounds. Thus,in some embodiments it is preferred that for direct identification, aGPCR Fusion Protein be used and that when utilized, the following assayprotocols be utilized.

[0285] 1. Membrane Preparation

[0286] Membranes comprising the constitutively active orphan GPCR FusionProtein of interest and for use in the direct identification ofcandidate compounds as inverse agonists or agonists are preferablyprepared as follows:

[0287] a. Materials

[0288] “Membrane Scrape Buffer” is comprised of 20 mM HEPES and 10 mMEDTA, pH 7.4; “Membrane Wash Buffer” is comprised of 20 mM HEPES and 0.1mM EDTA, pH 7.4; “Binding Buffer” is comprised of 20 mM HEPES, 100 mMNaCl, and 10 mM MgCl₂, pH 7.4

[0289] b. Procedure

[0290] All materials will be kept on ice throughout the procedure.Firstly, the media will be aspirated from a confluent monolayer ofcells, followed by rinse with 10 ml cold PBS, followed by aspiration.Thereafter, 5 ml of Membrane Scrape Buffer will be added to scrapecells; this will be followed by transfer of cellular extract into 50 mlcentrifuge tubes (centrifuged at 20,000 rpm for 17 minutes at 4° C.).Thereafter, the supernatant will be aspirated and the pellet will beresuspended in 30 ml Membrane Wash Buffer followed by centrifugation at20,000 rpm for 17 minutes at 4° C. The supernatant will then beaspirated and the pellet resuspended in Binding Buffer. The resuspendedpellet will then be homogenized using a Brinkman Polytron™ homogenizer(15-20 second bursts until the material is in suspension). This isreferred to herein as “Membrane Protein”.

[0291] 2. Bradford Protein Assay

[0292] Following the homogenization, protein concentration of themembranes will be determined, for example, using the Bradford ProteinAssay (protein can be diluted to about 1.5 mg/ml, aliquoted and frozen(−80° C.) for later use; when frozen, protocol for use will be asfollows: on the day of the assay, frozen Membrane Protein is thawed atroom temperature, followed by vortex and then homogenized with aPolytron at about 12×1,000 rpm for about 5-10 seconds; it was noted thatfor multiple preparations, the homogenizer is thoroughly cleaned betweenhomogenization of different preparations).

[0293] a. Materials

[0294] Binding Buffer (as discussed above); Bradford Dye Reagent;Bradford Protein Standard will be utilized, following manufacturerinstructions (Biorad, cat. no. 500-0006).

[0295] b. Procedure

[0296] Duplicate tubes will be prepared, one including the membrane, andone as a control “blank”. Each contains 800 μl Binding Buffer.Thereafter, 10 μof Bradford Protein Standard (1 mg/ml) will be added toeach tube, and 10 μl of membrane Protein will then be added to just onetube (not the blank). Thereafter, 200 μl of Bradford Dye Reagent will beadded to each tube, followed by vortexing. After five minutes, the tubeswill be re-vortexed and the material therein will be transferred tocuvettes. The cuvettes will then be read using a CECIL 3041spectrophotometer, at wavelength 595.

[0297] 3. Direct Identification Assay

[0298] a. Materials

[0299] GDP Buffer consisted of 37.5 ml Binding Buffer and 2 mg GDP(Sigma, cat. no. G-7127), followed by a series of dilutions in BindingBuffer to obtain 0.2 μM GDP (final concentration of GDP in each well was0.1 μM GDP); each well comprising a candidate compound, has a finalvolume of 200 μl consisting of 100 μl GDP Buffer (final concentration,0.1 μM GDP), 50 μl Membrane Protein in Binding Buffer, and 50 μl[³⁵S]GTPγS (0.6 nM) in Binding Buffer (2.5 μl [³⁵S]GTPγS per 10 mlBinding Buffer).

[0300] b. Procedure

[0301] Candidate compounds will be preferably screened using a 96-wellplate format (these can be frozen at −80° C.). Membrane Protein (ormembranes with expression vector excluding the GPCR Fusion Protein, ascontrol), will be homogenized briefly until in suspension. Proteinconcentration will then be determined using, for example, the BradfordProtein Assay set forth above. Membrane Protein (and controls) will thenbe diluted to 0.25 mg/ml in Binding Buffer (final assay concentration,12.5 μg/well). Thereafter, 100 μl GDP Buffer is added to each well of aWallac Scintistrip™ (Wallac). A 5 μl pin-tool will then be used totransfer 5 μl of a candidate compound into such well (i.e., 5 μl intotal assay volume of 200 μl is a 1:40 ratio such that the finalscreening concentration of the candidate compound is 10 μM). Again, toavoid contamination, after each transfer step the pin tool is rinsed inthree reservoirs comprising water (1×), ethanol (1×) and water(2×)—excess liquid is shaken from the tool after each rinse and the toolis dried with paper and Kim wipes. Thereafter, 50 μl of Membrane Proteinwill be added to each well (a control well comprising membranes withoutthe GPCR Fusion Protein was also utilized), and pre-incubated for 5-10minutes at room temperature. Thereafter, 50 μl of [³⁵S]GTPγS (0.6 nM) inBinding Buffer will be added to each well, followed by incubation on ashaker for 60 minutes at room temperature (again, in this example,plates were covered with foil). The assay will be stopped by spinningthe plates at 4000 RPM for 15 minutes at 22° C. The plates will then beaspirated with an 8 channel manifold and sealed with plate covers. Theplates will then be read on a Wallac 1450 using setting “Prot. #37” (asper manufacturer's instructions).

[0302] B. Cyclic AMP Assay

[0303] Another assay approach to directly identify candidate compoundwill be accomplished utilizing a cyclase-based assay. In addition todirect identification, this assay approach can be utilized as anindependent approach to provide confirmation of the results from the[³⁵S]GTPγS approach as set forth above.

[0304] A modified Flash Plate™ Adenylyl Cyclase kit (New EnglandNuclear; Cat. No. SMP004A) will be preferably utilized for directidentification of candidate compounds as inverse agonists and agoniststo GPCRs in accordance with the following protocol.

[0305] Transfected cells will be harvested approximately three daysafter transfection. Membranes will be prepared by homogenization ofsuspended cells in buffer containing 20 mM HEPES, pH 7.4 and 10 mMMgCl₂. Homogenization will be performed on ice using a BrinkmanPolytron™ for approximately 10 seconds. The resulting homogenate will becentrifuged at 49,000×g for 15 minutes at 4° C. The resulting pelletwill then be resuspended in buffer containing 20 mM HEPES, pH 7.4 and0.1 mM EDTA, homogenized for 10 seconds, followed by centrifugation at49,000×g for 15 minutes at 4° C. The resulting pellet will then bestored at −80° C. until utilized. On the day of direct identificationscreening, the membrane pellet will slowly be thawed at roomtemperature, resuspended in buffer containing 20 mM HEPES, pH 7.4 and 10mM MgCl₂, to yield a final protein concentration of 0.60 mg/ml (theresuspended membranes will be placed on ice until use).

[0306] cAMP standards and Detection Buffer (comprising 2 μCi of tracer[¹²⁵I cAMP (100 μl] to 11 ml Detection Buffer) will be prepared andmaintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. AssayBuffer will be prepared fresh for screening and contain 20 mM HEPES, pH7.4, 10 mM MgCl₂, 20 mM phosphocreatine (Sigma), 0.1 units/ml creatinephosphokinase (Sigma), 50 μM GTP (Sigma), and 0.2 mM ATP (Sigma); AssayBuffer will be stored on ice until utilized.

[0307] Candidate compounds identified as per above (if frozen, thawed atroom temperature) will be added, preferably, to 96-well plate wells (3μl/well; 12 μM final assay concentration), together with 40 μl MembraneProtein (30 μg/well) and 50 μl of Assay Buffer. This admixture will beincubated for 30 minutes at room temperature, with gentle shaking.

[0308] Following the incubation, 100 μl of Detection Buffer will beadded to each well, followed by incubation for 2-24 hours. Plates willthen be counted in a Wallac MicroBeta™ plate reader using “Prot. #31”(as per manufacturer instructions).

[0309] C. Melanophore Screening Assay

[0310] A method for identifying candidate agonists or inverse agonistsfor a GPCR can be preformed by introducing tests cells of a pigment cellline capable of dispersing or aggregating their pigment in response to aspecific stimulus and expressing an exogenous clone coding for the GCPR.A stimulant, e.g., light, sets an initial state of pigment dispositionwherein the pigment is aggregated within the test cells if activation ofthe GPCR induces pigment dispersion. However, stimulating the cell witha stimulant to set an initial state of pigment disposition wherein thepigment is dispersed if activation of the GPCR induces pigmentaggregation. The tests cells are then contacted with chemical compounds,and it is determined whether the pigment disposition in the cellschanged from the initial state of pigment disposition. Dispersion ofpigments cells due to the candidate compound coupling to the GPCR willappear dark on a petri dish, while aggregation of pigments cells willappear light.

[0311] Materials and methods will be followed according to thedisclosure of U.S. Pat. No. 5,462,856 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,051,386, eachof which are incorporated by reference in its entirety.

[0312] Although a variety of expression vectors are available to thosein the art, for purposes of utilization for both the endogenous andnon-endogenous human GPCRs, in some embodiments it is preferred that thevector utilized be pCMV. This vector was deposited with the AmericanType Culture Collection (ATCC) on Oct. 13, 1998 (10801 University Blvd.,Manassas, Va. 20110-2209 USA) under the provisions of the BudapestTreaty for the International Recognition of the Deposit ofMicroorganisms for the Purpose of Patent Procedure. The DNA was testedby the ATCC and determined to be viable. The ATCC has assigned thefollowing deposit number to pCMV: ATCC #203351.

[0313] References cited throughout this patent document, includingco-pending and related patent applications, unless otherwise indicated,are fully incorporated herein by reference. Modifications and extensionof the disclosed inventions that are within the purview of the skilledartisan are encompassed within the above disclosure and the claims thatfollow.

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AlaAsp 180 185 190 Arg Ala Tyr Val Val Thr Leu Val Val Ala Val Phe Phe AlaPro Phe 195 200 205 Gly Val Met Leu Cys Ala Tyr Met Cys Ile Leu Asn ThrVal Arg Lys 210 215 220 Asn Ala Val Arg Val His Asn Gln Ser Asp Ser LeuAsp Leu Arg Gln 225 230 235 240 Leu Thr Arg Ala Gly Leu Arg Arg Leu GlnArg Gln Gln Gln Val Ser 245 250 255 Val Asp Leu Ser Phe Lys Thr Lys AlaPhe Thr Thr Ile Leu Ile Leu 260 265 270 Phe Val Gly Phe Ser Leu Cys TrpLeu Pro His Ser Val Tyr Ser Leu 275 280 285 Leu Ser Val Phe Ser Gln ArgPhe Tyr Cys Gly Ser Ser Phe Tyr Ala 290 295 300 Thr Ser Thr Cys Val LeuTrp Phe Ser Tyr Leu Lys Ser Val Phe Asn 305 310 315 320 Pro Ile Val TyrCys Trp Arg Ile Lys Lys Phe Arg Glu Ala Cys Ile 325 330 335 Glu Leu LeuPro Gln Thr Phe Gln Ile Leu Pro Lys Val Pro Glu Arg 340 345 350 Ile ArgArg Arg Ile Gln Pro Ser Thr Val Tyr Val Cys Asn Glu Asn 355 360 365 GlnSer Ala Val 370 7 2748 DNA Homo sapiens 7 atggtccagc tgaggaagctgctccgcgtc ctgactttga tgaagttccc ctgctgcgtg 60 ctggaggtgc tcctgtgcgcgctggcggcg 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960 aacccactgc accagcatgaagatatcgca gaaggggcca tcaccattca gcccaagcga 1020 gccacggtgg aagggtttgatgcctacttt acgtcccgta cacttgaaaa caacagaaga 1080 aatgtatggt ttgccgaatactgggaggaa aacttcaact gcaagttgac gattagtggg 1140 tcaaaaaaag aagacacagatcgcaaatgc acaggacagg agagaattgg aaaagattcc 1200 aactatgagc aggagggtaaagtccagttc gtgattgacg cagtctatgc tatggctcac 1260 gcccttcacc acatgaacaaggatctctgt gctgactacc ggggtgtctg cccagagatg 1320 gagcaagctg gaggcaagaagttgctgaag tatatacgca atgttaattt caatggtagt 1380 gctggcactc cagtgatgtttaacaagaac ggggatgcac ctgggcgtta tgacatcttt 1440 cagtaccaga ccacaaacaccagcaacccg ggttaccgtc tgatcgggca gtggacagac 1500 gaacttcagc tcaatatagaagacatgcag tggggtaaag gagtccgaga gatacccgcc 1560 tcagtgtgca cactaccatgtaagccagga cagagaaaga agacacagaa aggaactcct 1620 tgctgttgga cctgtgagccttgcgatggt taccagtacc agtttgatga gatgacatgc 1680 cagcattgcc cctatgaccagaggcccaat gaaaatcgaa ccggatgcca ggatattccc 1740 atcatcaaac tggagtggcactccccctgg gctgtgattc ctgtcttcct ggcaatgttg 1800 gggatcattg ccaccatctttgtcatggcc actttcatcc gctacaatga cacgcccatt 1860 gtccgggcat ctgggcgggaactcagctat gttcttttga cgggcatctt tctttgctac 1920 atcatcactt tcctgatgattgccaaacca gatgtggcag tgtgttcttt ccggcgagtt 1980 ttcttgggct tgggtatgtgcatcagttat gcagccctct tgacgaaaac aaatcggatt 2040 tatcgcatat ttgagcagggcaagaaatca gtaacagctc ccagactcat aagcccaaca 2100 tcacaactgg caatcacttccagtttaata tcagttcagc ttctaggggt gttcatttgg 2160 tttggtgttg atccacccaacatcatcata gactacgatg aacacaagac aatgaaccct 2220 gagcaagcca gaggggttctcaagtgtgac attacagatc tccaaatcat ttgctccttg 2280 ggatatagca ttcttctcatggtcacatgt actgtgtatg ccatcaagac tcggggtgta 2340 cccgagaatt ttaacgaagccaagcccatt ggattcacta tgtacacgac atgtatagta 2400 tggcttgcct tcattccaattttttttggc accgctcaat cagcggaaaa gctctacata 2460 caaactacca cgcttacaatctccatgaac ctaagtgcat cagtggcgct ggggatgcta 2520 tacatgccga aagtgtacatcatcattttc caccctgaac tcaatgtcca gaaacggaag 2580 cgaagcttca aggcggtagtcacagcagcc accatgtcat cgaggctgtc acacaaaccc 2640 agtgacagac ccaacggtgaggcaaagacc gagctctgtg aaaacgtaga cccaaacagc 2700 cctgctgcaa aaaagaagtatgtcagttat aataacctgg ttatctaa 2748 8 915 PRT Homo sapiens 8 Met Val GlnLeu Arg Lys Leu Leu Arg Val Leu Thr Leu Met Lys Phe 1 5 10 15 Pro CysCys Val Leu Glu Val Leu Leu Cys Ala Leu Ala Ala Ala Ala 20 25 30 Arg GlyGln Glu Met Tyr Ala Pro His Ser Ile Arg Ile Glu Gly Asp 35 40 45 Val ThrLeu Gly Gly Leu Phe Pro Val His Ala Lys Gly Pro Ser Gly 50 55 60 Val ProCys Gly Asp Ile Lys Arg Glu Asn Gly Ile His Arg Leu Glu 65 70 75 80 AlaMet Leu Tyr Ala Leu Asp Gln Ile Asn Ser Asp Pro Asn Leu Leu 85 90 95 ProAsn Val Thr Leu Gly Ala Arg Ile Leu Asp Thr Cys Ser Arg Asp 100 105 110Thr Tyr Ala Leu Glu Gln Ser Leu Thr Phe Val Gln Ala Leu Ile Gln 115 120125 Lys Asp Thr Ser Asp Val Arg Cys Thr Asn Gly Glu Pro Pro Val Phe 130135 140 Val Lys Pro Glu Lys Val Val Gly Val Ile Gly Ala Ser Gly Ser Ser145 150 155 160 Val Ser Ile Met Val Ala Asn Ile Leu Arg Leu Phe Gln IlePro Gln 165 170 175 Ile Ser Tyr Ala Ser Thr Ala Pro Glu Leu Ser Asp AspArg Arg Tyr 180 185 190 Asp Phe Phe Ser Arg Val Val Pro Pro Asp Ser PheGln Ala Gln Ala 195 200 205 Met Val Asp Ile Val Lys Ala Leu Gly Trp AsnTyr Val Ser Thr Leu 210 215 220 Ala Ser Glu Gly Ser Tyr Gly Glu Lys GlyVal Glu Ser Phe Thr Gln 225 230 235 240 Ile Ser Lys Glu Ala Gly Gly LeuCys Ile Ala Gln Ser Val Arg Ile 245 250 255 Pro Gln Glu Arg Lys Asp ArgThr Ile Asp Phe Asp Arg Ile Ile Lys 260 265 270 Gln Leu Leu Asp Thr ProAsn Ser Arg Ala Val Val Ile Phe Ala Asn 275 280 285 Asp Glu Asp Ile LysGln Ile Leu Ala Ala Ala Lys Arg Ala Asp Gln 290 295 300 Val Gly His PheLeu Trp Val Gly Ser Asp Ser Trp Gly Ser Lys Ile 305 310 315 320 Asn ProLeu His Gln His Glu Asp Ile Ala Glu Gly Ala Ile Thr Ile 325 330 335 GlnPro Lys Arg Ala Thr Val Glu Gly Phe Asp Ala Tyr Phe Thr Ser 340 345 350Arg Thr Leu Glu Asn Asn Arg Arg Asn Val Trp Phe Ala Glu Tyr Trp 355 360365 Glu Glu Asn Phe Asn Cys Lys Leu Thr Ile Ser Gly Ser Lys Lys Glu 370375 380 Asp Thr Asp Arg Lys Cys Thr Gly Gln Glu Arg Ile Gly Lys Asp Ser385 390 395 400 Asn Tyr Glu Gln Glu Gly Lys Val Gln Phe Val Ile Asp AlaVal Tyr 405 410 415 Ala Met Ala His Ala Leu His His Met Asn Lys Asp LeuCys Ala Asp 420 425 430 Tyr Arg Gly Val Cys Pro Glu Met Glu Gln Ala GlyGly Lys Lys Leu 435 440 445 Leu Lys Tyr Ile Arg Asn Val Asn Phe Asn GlySer Ala Gly Thr Pro 450 455 460 Val Met Phe Asn Lys Asn Gly Asp Ala ProGly Arg Tyr Asp Ile Phe 465 470 475 480 Gln Tyr Gln Thr Thr Asn Thr SerAsn Pro Gly Tyr Arg Leu Ile Gly 485 490 495 Gln Trp Thr Asp Glu Leu GlnLeu Asn Ile Glu Asp Met Gln Trp Gly 500 505 510 Lys Gly Val Arg Glu IlePro Ala Ser Val Cys Thr Leu Pro Cys Lys 515 520 525 Pro Gly Gln Arg LysLys Thr Gln Lys Gly Thr Pro Cys Cys Trp Thr 530 535 540 Cys Glu Pro CysAsp Gly Tyr Gln Tyr Gln Phe Asp Glu Met Thr Cys 545 550 555 560 Gln HisCys Pro Tyr Asp Gln Arg Pro Asn Glu Asn Arg Thr Gly Cys 565 570 575 GlnAsp Ile Pro Ile Ile Lys Leu Glu Trp His Ser Pro Trp Ala Val 580 585 590Ile Pro Val Phe Leu Ala Met Leu Gly Ile Ile Ala Thr Ile Phe Val 595 600605 Met Ala Thr Phe Ile Arg Tyr Asn Asp Thr Pro Ile Val Arg Ala Ser 610615 620 Gly Arg Glu Leu Ser Tyr Val Leu Leu Thr Gly Ile Phe Leu Cys Tyr625 630 635 640 Ile Ile Thr Phe Leu Met Ile Ala Lys Pro Asp Val Ala ValCys Ser 645 650 655 Phe Arg Arg Val Phe Leu Gly Leu Gly Met Cys Ile SerTyr Ala Ala 660 665 670 Leu Leu Thr Lys Thr Asn Arg Ile Tyr Arg Ile PheGlu Gln Gly Lys 675 680 685 Lys Ser Val Thr Ala Pro Arg Leu Ile Ser ProThr Ser Gln Leu Ala 690 695 700 Ile Thr Ser Ser Leu Ile Ser Val Gln LeuLeu Gly Val Phe Ile Trp 705 710 715 720 Phe Gly Val Asp Pro Pro Asn IleIle Ile Asp Tyr Asp Glu His Lys 725 730 735 Thr Met Asn Pro Glu Gln AlaArg Gly Val Leu Lys Cys Asp Ile Thr 740 745 750 Asp Leu Gln Ile Ile CysSer Leu Gly Tyr Ser Ile Leu Leu Met Val 755 760 765 Thr Cys Thr Val TyrAla Ile Lys Thr Arg Gly Val Pro Glu Asn Phe 770 775 780 Asn Glu Ala LysPro Ile Gly Phe Thr Met Tyr Thr Thr Cys Ile Val 785 790 795 800 Trp LeuAla Phe Ile Pro Ile Phe Phe Gly Thr Ala Gln Ser Ala Glu 805 810 815 LysLeu Tyr Ile Gln Thr Thr Thr Leu Thr Ile Ser Met Asn Leu Ser 820 825 830Ala Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Met Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Val Tyr Ile Ile 835 840845 Ile Phe His Pro Glu Leu Asn Val Gln Lys Arg Lys Arg Ser Phe Lys 850855 860 Ala Val Val Thr Ala Ala Thr Met Ser Ser Arg Leu Ser His Lys Pro865 870 875 880 Ser Asp Arg Pro Asn Gly Glu Ala Lys Thr Glu Leu Cys GluAsn Val 885 890 895 Asp Pro Asn Ser Pro Ala Ala Lys Lys Lys Tyr Val SerTyr Asn Asn 900 905 910 Leu Val Ile 915 9 1842 DNA Homo sapiens 9atgcgagccc cgggcgcgct tctcgcccgc atgtcgcggc tactgcttct gctactgctc 60aaggtgtctg cctcttctgc cctcggggtc gcccctgcgt ccagaaacga aacttgtctg 120ggggagagct gtgcacctac agtgatccag cgccgcggca gggacgcctg gggaccggga 180aattctgcaa gagacgttct gcgagcccga gcacccaggg aggagcaggg ggcagcgttt 240cttgcgggac cctcctggga cctgccggcg gccccgggcc gtgacccggc tgcaggcaga 300ggggcggagg cgtcggcagc cggacccccg ggacctccaa ccaggccacc tggcccctgg 360aggtggaaag gtgctcgggg tcaggagcct tctgaaactt tggggagagg gaaccccacg 420gccctccagc tcttccttca gatctcagag gaggaagaga agggtcccag aggcgctggc 480atttccgggc gtagccagga gcagagtgtg aagacagtcc ccggagccag cgatcttttt 540tactggccaa ggagagccgg gaaactccag ggttcccacc acaagcccct gtccaagacg 600gccaatggac tggcggggca cgaagggtgg acaattgcac tcccgggccg ggcgctggcc 660cagaatggat ccttgggtga aggaatccat gagcctgggg gtccccgccg gggaaacagc 720acgaaccggc gtgtgagact gaagaacccc ttctacccgc tgacccagga gtcctatgga 780gcctacgcgg tcatgtgtct gtccgtggtg atcttcggga ccggcatcat tggcaacctg 840gcggtgatgt gcatcgtgtg ccacaactac tacatgcgga gcatctccaa ctccctcttg 900gccaacctgg ccttctggga ctttctcatc atcttcttct gccttccgct ggtcatcttc 960cacgagctga ccaagaagtg gctgctggag gacttctcct gcaagatcgt gccctatata 1020gaggtcgctt ctctgggagt caccaccttc accttatgtg ctctgtgcat agaccgcttc 1080cgtgctgcca ccaacgtaca gatgtactac gaaatgatcg aaaactgttc ctcaacaact 1140gccaaacttg ctgttatatg ggtgggagct ctattgttag cacttccaga agttgttctc 1200cgccagctga gcaaggagga tttggggttt agtggccgag ctccggcaga aaggtgcatt 1260attaagatct ctcctgattt accagacacc atctatgttc tagccctcac ctacgacagt 1320gcgagactgt ggtggtattt tggctgttac ttttgtttgc ccacgctttt caccatcacc 1380tgctctctag tgactgcgag gaaaatccgc aaagcagaga aagcctgtac ccgagggaat 1440aaacggcaga ttcaactaga gagtcagatg aactgtacag tagtggcact gaccatttta 1500tatggatttt gcattattcc tgaaaatatc tgcaacattg ttactgccta catggctaca 1560ggggtttcac agcagacaat ggacctcctt aatatcatca gccagttcct tttgttcttt 1620aagtcctgtg tcaccccagt cctccttttc tgtctctgca aacccttcag tcgggccttc 1680atggagtgct gctgctgttg ctgtgaggaa tgcattcaga agtcttcaac ggtgaccagt 1740gatgacaatg acaacgagta caccacggaa ctcgaactct cgcctttcag taccatacgc 1800cgtgaaatgt ccacttttgc ttctgtcgga actcattgct ga 1842 10 613 PRT Homosapiens 10 Met Arg Ala Pro Gly Ala Leu Leu Ala Arg Met Ser Arg Leu LeuLeu 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Leu Leu Lys Val Ser Ala Ser Ser Ala Leu Gly ValAla Pro 20 25 30 Ala Ser Arg Asn Glu Thr Cys Leu Gly Glu Ser Cys Ala ProThr Val 35 40 45 Ile Gln Arg Arg Gly Arg Asp Ala Trp Gly Pro Gly Asn SerAla Arg 50 55 60 Asp Val Leu Arg Ala Arg Ala Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Gly AlaAla Phe 65 70 75 80 Leu Ala Gly Pro Ser Trp Asp Leu Pro Ala Ala Pro GlyArg Asp Pro 85 90 95 Ala Ala Gly Arg Gly Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Ala Gly ProPro Gly Pro 100 105 110 Pro Thr Arg Pro Pro Gly Pro Trp Arg Trp Lys GlyAla Arg Gly Gln 115 120 125 Glu Pro Ser Glu Thr Leu Gly Arg Gly Asn ProThr Ala Leu Gln Leu 130 135 140 Phe Leu Gln Ile Ser Glu Glu Glu Glu LysGly Pro Arg Gly Ala Gly 145 150 155 160 Ile Ser Gly Arg Ser Gln Glu GlnSer Val Lys Thr Val Pro Gly Ala 165 170 175 Ser Asp Leu Phe Tyr Trp ProArg Arg Ala Gly Lys Leu Gln Gly Ser 180 185 190 His His Lys Pro Leu SerLys Thr Ala Asn Gly Leu Ala Gly His Glu 195 200 205 Gly Trp Thr Ile AlaLeu Pro Gly Arg Ala Leu Ala Gln Asn Gly Ser 210 215 220 Leu Gly Glu GlyIle His Glu Pro Gly Gly Pro Arg Arg Gly Asn Ser 225 230 235 240 Thr AsnArg Arg Val Arg Leu Lys Asn Pro Phe Tyr Pro Leu Thr Gln 245 250 255 GluSer Tyr Gly Ala Tyr Ala Val Met Cys Leu Ser Val Val Ile Phe 260 265 270Gly Thr Gly Ile Ile Gly Asn Leu Ala Val Met Cys Ile Val Cys His 275 280285 Asn Tyr Tyr Met Arg Ser Ile Ser Asn Ser Leu Leu Ala Asn Leu Ala 290295 300 Phe Trp Asp Phe Leu Ile Ile Phe Phe Cys Leu Pro Leu Val Ile Phe305 310 315 320 His Glu Leu Thr Lys Lys Trp Leu Leu Glu Asp Phe Ser CysLys Ile 325 330 335 Val Pro Tyr Ile Glu Val Ala Ser Leu Gly Val Thr ThrPhe Thr Leu 340 345 350 Cys Ala Leu Cys Ile Asp Arg Phe Arg Ala Ala ThrAsn Val Gln Met 355 360 365 Tyr Tyr Glu Met Ile Glu Asn Cys Ser Ser ThrThr Ala Lys Leu Ala 370 375 380 Val Ile Trp Val Gly Ala Leu Leu Leu AlaLeu Pro Glu Val Val Leu 385 390 395 400 Arg Gln Leu Ser Lys Glu Asp LeuGly Phe Ser Gly Arg Ala Pro Ala 405 410 415 Glu Arg Cys Ile Ile Lys IleSer Pro Asp Leu Pro Asp Thr Ile Tyr 420 425 430 Val Leu Ala Leu Thr TyrAsp Ser Ala Arg Leu Trp Trp Tyr Phe Gly 435 440 445 Cys Tyr Phe Cys LeuPro Thr Leu Phe Thr Ile Thr Cys Ser Leu Val 450 455 460 Thr Ala Arg LysIle Arg Lys Ala Glu Lys Ala Cys Thr Arg Gly Asn 465 470 475 480 Lys ArgGln Ile Gln Leu Glu Ser Gln Met Asn Cys Thr Val Val Ala 485 490 495 LeuThr Ile Leu Tyr Gly Phe Cys Ile Ile Pro Glu Asn Ile Cys Asn 500 505 510Ile Val Thr Ala Tyr Met Ala Thr Gly Val Ser Gln Gln Thr Met Asp 515 520525 Leu Leu Asn Ile Ile Ser Gln Phe Leu Leu Phe Phe Lys Ser Cys Val 530535 540 Thr Pro Val Leu Leu Phe Cys Leu Cys Lys Pro Phe Ser Arg Ala Phe545 550 555 560 Met Glu Cys Cys Cys Cys Cys Cys Glu Glu Cys Ile Gln LysSer Ser 565 570 575 Thr Val Thr Ser Asp Asp Asn Asp Asn Glu Tyr Thr ThrGlu Leu Glu 580 585 590 Leu Ser Pro Phe Ser Thr Ile Arg Arg Glu Met SerThr Phe Ala Ser 595 600 605 Val Gly Thr His Cys 610 11 1086 DNA Homosapiens 11 atgtcccctg aatgcgcgcg ggcagcgggc gacgcgccct tgcgcagcctggagcaagcc 60 aaccgcaccc gctttccctt cttctccgac gtcaagggcg accaccggctggtgctggcc 120 gcggtggaga caaccgtgct ggtgctcatc tttgcagtgt cgctgctgggcaacgtgtgc 180 gccctggtgc tggtggcgcg ccgacgacgc cgcggcgcga ctgcctgcctggtactcaac 240 ctcttctgcg cggacctgct cttcatcagc gctatccctc tggtgctggccgtgcgctgg 300 actgaggcct ggctgctggg ccccgttgcc tgccacctgc tcttctacgtgatgaccctg 360 agcggcagcg tcaccatcct cacgctggcc gcggtcagcc tggagcgcatggtgtgcatc 420 gtgcacctgc agcgcggcgt gcggggtcct gggcggcggg cgcgggcagtgctgctggcg 480 ctcatctggg gctattcggc ggtcgccgct ctgcctctct gcgtcttctttcgagtcgtc 540 ccgcaacggc tccccggcgc cgaccaggaa atttcgattt gcacactgatttggcccacc 600 attcctggag agatctcgtg ggatgtctct tttgttactt tgaacttcttggtgccagga 660 ctggtcattg tgatcagtta ctccaaaatt ttacagatca caaaggcatcaaggaagagg 720 ctcacggtaa gcctggccta ctcggagagc caccagatcc gcgtgtcccagcaggacttc 780 cggctcttcc gcaccctctt cctcctcatg gtctccttct tcatcatgtggagccccatc 840 atcatcacca tcctcctcat cctgatccag aacttcaagc aagacctggtcatctggccg 900 tccctcttct tctgggtggt ggccttcaca tttgctaatt cagccctaaaccccatcctc 960 tacaacatga cactgtgcag gaatgagtgg aagaaaattt tttgctgcttctggttccca 1020 gaaaagggag ccattttaac agacacatct gtcaaaagaa atgacttgtcgattatttct 1080 ggctaa 1086 12 361 PRT Unknown Novel Sequence 12 Met SerPro Glu Cys Ala Arg Ala Ala Gly Asp Ala Pro Leu Arg Ser 1 5 10 15 LeuGlu Gln Ala Asn Arg Thr Arg Phe Pro Phe Phe Ser Asp Val Lys 20 25 30 GlyAsp His Arg Leu Val Leu Ala Ala Val Glu Thr Thr Val Leu Val 35 40 45 LeuIle Phe Ala Val Ser Leu Leu Gly Asn Val Cys Ala Leu Val Leu 50 55 60 ValAla Arg Arg Arg Arg Arg Gly Ala Thr Ala Cys Leu Val Leu Asn 65 70 75 80Leu Phe Cys Ala Asp Leu Leu Phe Ile Ser Ala Ile Pro Leu Val Leu 85 90 95Ala Val Arg Trp Thr Glu Ala Trp Leu Leu Gly Pro Val Ala Cys His 100 105110 Leu Leu Phe Tyr Val Met Thr Leu Ser Gly Ser Val Thr Ile Leu Thr 115120 125 Leu Ala Ala Val Ser Leu Glu Arg Met Val Cys Ile Val His Leu Gln130 135 140 Arg Gly Val Arg Gly Pro Gly Arg Arg Ala Arg Ala Val Leu LeuAla 145 150 155 160 Leu Ile Trp Gly Tyr Ser Ala Val Ala Ala Leu Pro LeuCys Val Phe 165 170 175 Phe Arg Val Val Pro Gln Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala AspGln Glu Ile Ser 180 185 190 Ile Cys Thr Leu Ile Trp Pro Thr Ile Pro GlyGlu Ile Ser Trp Asp 195 200 205 Val Ser Phe Val Thr Leu Asn Phe Leu ValPro Gly Leu Val Ile Val 210 215 220 Ile Ser Tyr Ser Lys Ile Leu Gln IleThr Lys Ala Ser Arg Lys Arg 225 230 235 240 Leu Thr Val Ser Leu Ala TyrSer Glu Ser His Gln Ile Arg Val Ser 245 250 255 Gln Gln Asp Phe Arg LeuPhe Arg Thr Leu Phe Leu Leu Met Val Ser 260 265 270 Phe Phe Ile Met TrpSer Pro Ile Ile Ile Thr Ile Leu Leu Ile Leu 275 280 285 Ile Gln Asn PheLys Gln Asp Leu Val Ile Trp Pro Ser Leu Phe Phe 290 295 300 Trp Val ValAla Phe Thr Phe Ala Asn Ser Ala Leu Asn Pro Ile Leu 305 310 315 320 TyrAsn Met Thr Leu Cys Arg Asn Glu Trp Lys Lys Ile Phe Cys Cys 325 330 335Phe Trp Phe Pro Glu Lys Gly Ala Ile Leu Thr Asp Thr Ser Val Lys 340 345350 Arg Asn Asp Leu Ser Ile Ile Ser Gly 355 360 13 1212 DNA Homo sapiens13 atggcttgca atggcagtgc ggccaggggg cactttgacc ctgaggactt gaacctgact 60gacgaggcac tgagactcaa gtacctgggg ccccagcaga cagagctgtt catgcccatc 120tgtgccacat acctgctgat cttcgtggtg ggcgctgtgg gcaatgggct gacctgtctg 180gtcatcctgc gccacaaggc catgcgcacg cctaccaact actacctctt cagcctggcc 240gtgtcggacc tgctggtgct gctggtgggc ctgcccctgg agctctatga gatgtggcac 300aactacccct tcctgctggg cgttggtggc tgctatttcc gcacgctact gtttgagatg 360gtctgcctgg cctcagtgct caacgtcact gccctgagcg tggaacgcta tgtggccgtg 420gtgcacccac tccaggccag gtccatggtg acgcgggccc atgtgcgccg agtgcttggg 480gccgtctggg gtcttgccat gctctgctcc ctgcccaaca ccagcctgca cggcatccgg 540cagctgcacg tgccctgccg gggcccagtg ccagactcag ctgtttgcat gctggtccgc 600ccacgggccc tctacaacat ggtagtgcag accaccgcgc tgctcttctt ctgcctgccc 660atggccatca tgagcgtgct ctacctgctc attgggctgc gactgcggcg ggagaggctg 720ctgctcatgc aggaggccaa gggcaggggc tctgcagcag ccaggtccag atacacctgc 780aggctccagc agcacgatcg gggccggaga caagtgacca agatgctgtt tgtcctggtc 840gtggtgtttg gcatctgctg ggccccgttc cacgccgacc gcgtcatgtg gagcgtcgtg 900tcacagtgga cagatggcct gcacctggcc ttccagcacg tgcacgtcat ctccggcatc 960ttcttctacc tgggctcggc ggccaacccc gtgctctata gcctcatgtc cagccgcttc 1020cgagagacct tccaggaggc cctgtgcctc ggggcctgct gccatcgcct cagaccccgc 1080cacagctccc acagcctcag caggatgacc acaggcagca ccctgtgtga tgtgggctcc 1140ctgggcagct gggtccaccc cctggctggg aacgatggcc cagaggcgca gcaagagacc 1200gatccatcct ga 1212 14 403 PRT Homo sapiens 14 Met Ala Cys Asn Gly SerAla Ala Arg Gly His Phe Asp Pro Glu Asp 1 5 10 15 Leu Asn Leu Thr AspGlu Ala Leu Arg Leu Lys Tyr Leu Gly Pro Gln 20 25 30 Gln Thr Glu Leu PheMet Pro Ile Cys Ala Thr Tyr Leu Leu Ile Phe 35 40 45 Val Val Gly Ala ValGly Asn Gly Leu Thr Cys Leu Val Ile Leu Arg 50 55 60 His Lys Ala Met ArgThr Pro Thr Asn Tyr Tyr Leu Phe Ser Leu Ala 65 70 75 80 Val Ser Asp LeuLeu Val Leu Leu Val Gly Leu Pro Leu Glu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Glu Met Trp HisAsn Tyr Pro Phe Leu Leu Gly Val Gly Gly Cys Tyr 100 105 110 Phe Arg ThrLeu Leu Phe Glu Met Val Cys Leu Ala Ser Val Leu Asn 115 120 125 Val ThrAla Leu Ser Val Glu Arg Tyr Val Ala Val Val His Pro Leu 130 135 140 GlnAla Arg Ser Met Val Thr Arg Ala His Val Arg Arg Val Leu Gly 145 150 155160 Ala Val Trp Gly Leu Ala Met Leu Cys Ser Leu Pro Asn Thr Ser Leu 165170 175 His Gly Ile Arg Gln Leu His Val Pro Cys Arg Gly Pro Val Pro Asp180 185 190 Ser Ala Val Cys Met Leu Val Arg Pro Arg Ala Leu Tyr Asn MetVal 195 200 205 Val Gln Thr Thr Ala Leu Leu Phe Phe Cys Leu Pro Met AlaIle Met 210 215 220 Ser Val Leu Tyr Leu Leu Ile Gly Leu Arg Leu Arg ArgGlu Arg Leu 225 230 235 240 Leu Leu Met Gln Glu Ala Lys Gly Arg Gly SerAla Ala Ala Arg Ser 245 250 255 Arg Tyr Thr Cys Arg Leu Gln Gln His AspArg Gly Arg Arg Gln Val 260 265 270 Thr Lys Met Leu Phe Val Leu Val ValVal Phe Gly Ile Cys Trp Ala 275 280 285 Pro Phe His Ala Asp Arg Val MetTrp Ser Val Val Ser Gln Trp Thr 290 295 300 Asp Gly Leu His Leu Ala PheGln His Val His Val Ile Ser Gly Ile 305 310 315 320 Phe Phe Tyr Leu GlySer Ala Ala Asn Pro Val Leu Tyr Ser Leu Met 325 330 335 Ser Ser Arg PheArg Glu Thr Phe Gln Glu Ala Leu Cys Leu Gly Ala 340 345 350 Cys Cys HisArg Leu Arg Pro Arg His Ser Ser His Ser Leu Ser Arg 355 360 365 Met ThrThr Gly Ser Thr Leu Cys Asp Val Gly Ser Leu Gly Ser Trp 370 375 380 ValHis Pro Leu Ala Gly Asn Asp Gly Pro Glu Ala Gln Gln Glu Thr 385 390 395400 Asp Pro Ser 15 930 DNA Homo sapiens 15 atgaatggca cctacaacacctgtggctcc agcgacctca cctggccccc agcgatcaag 60 ctgggcttct acgcctacttgggcgtcctg ctggtgctag gcctgctgct caacagcctg 120 gcgctctggg tgttctgctgccgcatgcag cagtggacgg agacccgcat ctacatgacc 180 aacctggcgg tggccgacctctgcctgctg tgcaccttgc ccttcgtgct gcactccctg 240 cgagacacct cagacacgccgctgtgccag ctctcccagg gcatctacct gaccaacagg 300 tacatgagca tcagcctggtcacggccatc gccgtggacc gctatgtggc cgtgcggcac 360 ccgctgcgtg cccgcgggctgcggtccccc aggcaggctg cggccgtgtg cgcggtcctc 420 tgggtgctgg tcatcggctccctggtggct cgctggctcc tggggattca ggagggcggc 480 ttctgcttca ggagcacccggcacaatttc aactccatgc ggttcccgct gctgggattc 540 tacctgcccc tggccgtggtggtcttctgc tccctgaagg tggtgactgc cctggcccag 600 aggccaccca ccgacgtggggcaggcagag gccacccgca aggctgcccg catggtctgg 660 gccaacctcc tggtgttcgtggtctgcttc ctgcccctgc acgtggggct gacagtgcgc 720 ctcgcagtgg gctggaacgcctgtgccctc ctggagacga tccgtcgcgc cctgtacata 780 accagcaagc tctcagatgccaactgctgc ctggacgcca tctgctacta ctacatggcc 840 aaggagttcc aggaggcgtctgcactggcc gtggctcccc gtgctaaggc ccacaaaagc 900 caggactctc tgtgcgtgaccctcgcctaa 930 16 309 PRT Homo sapiens 16 Met Asn Gly Thr Tyr Asn ThrCys Gly Ser Ser Asp Leu Thr Trp Pro 1 5 10 15 Pro Ala Ile Lys Leu GlyPhe Tyr Ala Tyr Leu Gly Val Leu Leu Val 20 25 30 Leu Gly Leu Leu Leu AsnSer Leu Ala Leu Trp Val Phe Cys Cys Arg 35 40 45 Met Gln Gln Trp Thr GluThr Arg Ile Tyr Met Thr Asn Leu Ala Val 50 55 60 Ala Asp Leu Cys Leu LeuCys Thr Leu Pro Phe Val Leu His Ser Leu 65 70 75 80 Arg Asp Thr Ser AspThr Pro Leu Cys Gln Leu Ser Gln Gly Ile Tyr 85 90 95 Leu Thr Asn Arg TyrMet Ser Ile Ser Leu Val Thr Ala Ile Ala Val 100 105 110 Asp Arg Tyr ValAla Val Arg His Pro Leu Arg Ala Arg Gly Leu Arg 115 120 125 Ser Pro ArgGln Ala Ala Ala Val Cys Ala Val Leu Trp Val Leu Val 130 135 140 Ile GlySer Leu Val Ala Arg Trp Leu Leu Gly Ile Gln Glu Gly Gly 145 150 155 160Phe Cys Phe Arg Ser Thr Arg His Asn Phe Asn Ser Met Arg Phe Pro 165 170175 Leu Leu Gly Phe Tyr Leu Pro Leu Ala Val Val Val Phe Cys Ser Leu 180185 190 Lys Val Val Thr Ala Leu Ala Gln Arg Pro Pro Thr Asp Val Gly Gln195 200 205 Ala Glu Ala Thr Arg Lys Ala Ala Arg Met Val Trp Ala Asn LeuLeu 210 215 220 Val Phe Val Val Cys Phe Leu Pro Leu His Val Gly Leu ThrVal Arg 225 230 235 240 Leu Ala Val Gly Trp Asn Ala Cys Ala Leu Leu GluThr Ile Arg Arg 245 250 255 Ala Leu Tyr Ile Thr Ser Lys Leu Ser Asp AlaAsn Cys Cys Leu Asp 260 265 270 Ala Ile Cys Tyr Tyr Tyr Met Ala Lys GluPhe Gln Glu Ala Ser Ala 275 280 285 Leu Ala Val Ala Pro Arg Ala Lys AlaHis Lys Ser Gln Asp Ser Leu 290 295 300 Cys Val Thr Leu Ala 305 17 1446DNA Homo sapiens 17 atgcggtggc tgtggcccct ggctgtctct cttgctgtgattttggctgt ggggctaagc 60 agggtctctg ggggtgcccc cctgcacctg ggcaggcacagagccgagac ccaggagcag 120 cagagccgat ccaagagggg caccgaggat gaggaggccaagggcgtgca gcagtatgtg 180 cctgaggagt gggcggagta cccccggccc attcaccctgctggcctgca gccaaccaag 240 cccttggtgg ccaccagccc taaccccgac aaggatgggggcaccccaga cagtgggcag 300 gaactgaggg gcaatctgac aggggcacca gggcagaggctacagatcca gaaccccctg 360 tatccggtga ccgagagctc ctacagtgcc tatgccatcatgcttctggc gctggtggtg 420 tttgcggtgg gcattgtggg caacctgtcg gtcatgtgcatcgtgtggca cagctactac 480 ctgaagagcg cctggaactc catccttgcc agcctggccctctgggattt tctggtcctc 540 tttttctgcc tccctattgt catcttcaac gagatcaccaagcagaggct actgggtgac 600 gtttcttgtc gtgccgtgcc cttcatggag gtctcctctctgggagtcac gactttcagc 660 ctctgtgccc tgggcattga ccgcttccac gtggccaccagcaccctgcc caaggtgagg 720 cccatcgagc ggtgccaatc catcctggcc aagttggctgtcatctgggt gggctccatg 780 acgctggctg tgcctgagct cctgctgtgg cagctggcacaggagcctgc ccccaccatg 840 ggcaccctgg actcatgcat catgaaaccc tcagccagcctgcccgagtc cctgtattca 900 ctggtgatga cctaccagaa cgcccgcatg tggtggtactttggctgcta cttctgcctg 960 cccatcctct tcacagtcac ctgccagctg gtgacatggcgggtgcgagg ccctccaggg 1020 aggaagtcag agtgcagggc cagcaagcac gagcagtgtgagagccagct caacagcacc 1080 gtggtgggcc tgaccgtggt ctacgccttc tgcaccctcccagagaacgt ctgcaacatc 1140 gtggtggcct acctctccac cgagctgacc cgccagaccctggacctcct gggcctcatc 1200 aaccagttct ccaccttctt caagggcgcc atcaccccagtgctgctcct ttgcatctgc 1260 aggccgctgg gccaggcctt cctggactgc tgctgctgctgctgctgtga ggagtgcggc 1320 ggggcttcgg aggcctctgc tgccaatggg tcggacaacaagctcaagac cgaggtgtcc 1380 tcttccatct acttccacaa gcccagggag tcacccccactcctgcccct gggcacacct 1440 tgctga 1446 18 481 PRT Homo sapiens 18 MetArg Trp Leu Trp Pro Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Ala Val Ile Leu Ala 1 5 10 15Val Gly Leu Ser Arg Val Ser Gly Gly Ala Pro Leu His Leu Gly Arg 20 25 30His Arg Ala Glu Thr Gln Glu Gln Gln Ser Arg Ser Lys Arg Gly Thr 35 40 45Glu Asp Glu Glu Ala Lys Gly Val Gln Gln Tyr Val Pro Glu Glu Trp 50 55 60Ala Glu Tyr Pro Arg Pro Ile His Pro Ala Gly Leu Gln Pro Thr Lys 65 70 7580 Pro Leu Val Ala Thr Ser Pro Asn Pro Asp Lys Asp Gly Gly Thr Pro 85 9095 Asp Ser Gly Gln Glu Leu Arg Gly Asn Leu Thr Gly Ala Pro Gly Gln 100105 110 Arg Leu Gln Ile Gln Asn Pro Leu Tyr Pro Val Thr Glu Ser Ser Tyr115 120 125 Ser Ala Tyr Ala Ile Met Leu Leu Ala Leu Val Val Phe Ala ValGly 130 135 140 Ile Val Gly Asn Leu Ser Val Met Cys Ile Val Trp His SerTyr Tyr 145 150 155 160 Leu Lys Ser Ala Trp Asn Ser Ile Leu Ala Ser LeuAla Leu Trp Asp 165 170 175 Phe Leu Val Leu Phe Phe Cys Leu Pro Ile ValIle Phe Asn Glu Ile 180 185 190 Thr Lys Gln Arg Leu Leu Gly Asp Val SerCys Arg Ala Val Pro Phe 195 200 205 Met Glu Val Ser Ser Leu Gly Val ThrThr Phe Ser Leu Cys Ala Leu 210 215 220 Gly Ile Asp Arg Phe His Val AlaThr Ser Thr Leu Pro Lys Val Arg 225 230 235 240 Pro Ile Glu Arg Cys GlnSer Ile Leu Ala Lys Leu Ala Val Ile Trp 245 250 255 Val Gly Ser Met ThrLeu Ala Val Pro Glu Leu Leu Leu Trp Gln Leu 260 265 270 Ala Gln Glu ProAla Pro Thr Met Gly Thr Leu Asp Ser Cys Ile Met 275 280 285 Lys Pro SerAla Ser Leu Pro Glu Ser Leu Tyr Ser Leu Val Met Thr 290 295 300 Tyr GlnAsn Ala Arg Met Trp Trp Tyr Phe Gly Cys Tyr Phe Cys Leu 305 310 315 320Pro Ile Leu Phe Thr Val Thr Cys Gln Leu Val Thr Trp Arg Val Arg 325 330335 Gly Pro Pro Gly Arg Lys Ser Glu Cys Arg Ala Ser Lys His Glu Gln 340345 350 Cys Glu Ser Gln Leu Asn Ser Thr Val Val Gly Leu Thr Val Val Tyr355 360 365 Ala Phe Cys Thr Leu Pro Glu Asn Val Cys Asn Ile Val Val AlaTyr 370 375 380 Leu Ser Thr Glu Leu Thr Arg Gln Thr Leu Asp Leu Leu GlyLeu Ile 385 390 395 400 Asn Gln Phe Ser Thr Phe Phe Lys Gly Ala Ile ThrPro Val Leu Leu 405 410 415 Leu Cys Ile Cys Arg Pro Leu Gly Gln Ala PheLeu Asp Cys Cys Cys 420 425 430 Cys Cys Cys Cys Glu Glu Cys Gly Gly AlaSer Glu Ala Ser Ala Ala 435 440 445 Asn Gly Ser Asp Asn Lys Leu Lys ThrGlu Val Ser Ser Ser Ile Tyr 450 455 460 Phe His Lys Pro Arg Glu Ser ProPro Leu Leu Pro Leu Gly Thr Pro 465 470 475 480 Cys 19 29 DNA UnknownNovel Sequence 19 aaagattcag gtgtgggaag atggaaacc 29 20 29 DNA UnknownNovel Sequence 20 aaaggatccc cgacctcaca ttgcttgta 29 21 30 DNA UnknownNovel Sequence 21 caggaattca tcagaacaga caccatggca 30 22 31 DNA UnknownNovel Sequence 22 gcaggatcca gagcagtttt ttcgaaaccc t 31 23 33 DNAUnknown Novel Sequence 23 tccaagcttc aagggtctct ccacgatggc ctg 33 24 33DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 24 tgcgaattct ctgtggcccc ctgaccccct aaa 33 2536 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 25 ggtaagctta ccatggcctg caacagcacg tccctt36 26 33 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 26 gacgaattca accgcagact ggttttcattgca 33 27 33 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 27 gcaagcttgt gccctcaccaagccatgcga gcc 33 28 30 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 28 cggaattcagcaatgagttc cgacagaagc 30 29 37 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 29 accatggcttgcaatggcag tgcggccagg gggcact 37 30 39 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 30cgaccaggac aaacagcatc ttggtcactt gtctccggc 39 31 39 DNA Unknown NovelSequence 31 gaccaagatg ctgtttgtcc tggtcgtggt gtttggcat 39 32 35 DNAUnknown Novel Sequence 32 cggaattcag gatggatcgg tctcttgctg cgcct 35 3330 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 33 gcgaattccg gctccctgtg ctgccccagg 30 3430 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 34 gcggatcccg gagcccccga gacctggccc 30 3531 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 35 ctggaattct cctgctcatc cagccatgcg g 3136 30 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 36 cctggatccc cacccctact ggggcctcag 3037 29 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 37 tccagccgtc ccaaacgtgt cttcgctgc 2938 31 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 38 ctccttcggt cctcctatcg ttgtcagaag t31 39 33 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 39 cagaagcaca gatcaaaaaa gatcatcttcctg 33 40 31 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 40 acaggaatca cagccgagggggagtgccac t 31 41 32 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 41 tgtgttctttccggcatgtt ttcttgggct tg 32 42 32 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 42caagcccaag aaaacatgcc ggaaagaaca ca 32 43 33 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence43 ctcatggtca catgttgtgt gtatgccatc aag 33 44 33 DNA Unknown NovelSequence 44 cttgatggca tacacacaac atgtgaccat gag 33 45 34 DNA UnknownNovel Sequence 45 acgaagccaa gcccaaggga ttcactatgt acac 34 46 34 DNAUnknown Novel Sequence 46 gtgtacatag tgaatccctt gggcttggct ccgt 34 47 35DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 47 gtcaccacct ttcacccgat gtgctctgtg catag 3548 35 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 48 ctatgcacag agcacatcgg gtgaaaggtggtgac 35 49 36 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 49 ccttttgttc tttaagtcctatgtcacccc agtcct 36 50 36 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 50 aggactggggtgacatagga cttaaagaac aaaagg 36 51 31 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 51atgtggagcc ccatcttcat caccatcctc c 31 52 31 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence52 ggaggatggt gatgaagatg gggctccaca t 31 53 33 DNA Unknown NovelSequence 53 gccgcggtca gcctgaatcg catggtgtgc atc 33 54 33 DNA UnknownNovel Sequence 54 gatgcacacc atgcgattca ggctgaccgc ggc 33 55 29 DNAUnknown Novel Sequence 55 ggccggagac aagtgaaaag atgctgttt 29 56 30 DNAUnknown Novel Sequence 56 aaacagcatc tttttcactt gtctccggcc 30 57 27 DNAUnknown Novel Sequence 57 gagagccagc tcaagagcac cgtggtg 27 58 31 DNAUnknown Novel Sequence 58 ctccttcggt cctcctatcg ttgtcagaag t 31 59 31DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 59 agtggcactc cccctcggct gtgattcctg t 31 6030 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 60 gccacccgca aggctaaacg catggtctgg 30 6131 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 61 ctccttcggt cctcctatcg ttgtcagaag t 3162 1062 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 62 atggaaacca acttctccat tcctctgaatgaaactgagg aggtgctccc tgagcctgct 60 ggccacaccg ttctgtggat cttctcattgctagtccacg gagtcacctt tgtcttcggg 120 gtcctgggca atgggcttgt gatctgggtggctggattcc ggatgacacg cacagtcaac 180 accatctgtt acctgaacct ggccctagctgacttctctt tcagtgccat cctaccattc 240 cgaatggtct cagtcgccat gagagaaaaatggccttttg gctcattcct atgtaagtta 300 gttcatgtta tgatagacat caacctgtttgtcagtgtct acctgatcac catcattgct 360 ctggaccgct gtatttgtgt cctgcatccagcctgggccc agaaccatcg caccatgagt 420 ctggccaaga gggtgatgac gggactctggattttcacca tagtccttac cttaccaaat 480 ttcatcttct ggactacaat aagtactacgaatggggaca catactgtat tttcaacttt 540 gcattctggg gtgacactgc tgtagagaggttgaacgtgt tcattaccat ggccaaggtc 600 tttctgatcc tccacttcat tattggcttcagcgtgccta tgtccatcat cacagtctgc 660 tatgggatca tcgctgccaa aattcacagaaaccacatga ttaaatccag ccgtcccaaa 720 cgtgtcttcg ctgctgtggt ggcttctttcttcatctgtt ggttccctta tgaactaatt 780 ggcattctaa tggcagtctg gctcaaagagatgttgttaa atggcaaata caaaatcatt 840 cttgtcctga ttaacccaac aagctccttggcctttttta acagctgcct caacccaatt 900 ctctacgtct ttatgggtcg taacttccaagaaagactga ttcgctcttt gcccactagt 960 ttggagaggg ccctgactga ggtccctgactcagcccaga ccagcaacac agacaccact 1020 tctgcttcac ctcctgagga gacggagttacaagcaatgt ga 1062 63 353 PRT Unknown Novel Sequence 63 Met Glu Thr AsnPhe Ser Ile Pro Leu Asn Glu Thr Glu Glu Val Leu 1 5 10 15 Pro Glu ProAla Gly His Thr Val Leu Trp Ile Phe Ser Leu Leu Val 20 25 30 His Gly ValThr Phe Val Phe Gly Val Leu Gly Asn Gly Leu Val Ile 35 40 45 Trp Val AlaGly Phe Arg Met Thr Arg Thr Val Asn Thr Ile Cys Tyr 50 55 60 Leu Asn LeuAla Leu Ala Asp Phe Ser Phe Ser Ala Ile Leu Pro Phe 65 70 75 80 Arg MetVal Ser Val Ala Met Arg Glu Lys Trp Pro Phe Gly Ser Phe 85 90 95 Leu CysLys Leu Val His Val Met Ile Asp Ile Asn Leu Phe Val Ser 100 105 110 ValTyr Leu Ile Thr Ile Ile Ala Leu Asp Arg Cys Ile Cys Val Leu 115 120 125His Pro Ala Trp Ala Gln Asn His Arg Thr Met Ser Leu Ala Lys Arg 130 135140 Val Met Thr Gly Leu Trp Ile Phe Thr Ile Val Leu Thr Leu Pro Asn 145150 155 160 Phe Ile Phe Trp Thr Thr Ile Ser Thr Thr Asn Gly Asp Thr TyrCys 165 170 175 Ile Phe Asn Phe Ala Phe Trp Gly Asp Thr Ala Val Glu ArgLeu Asn 180 185 190 Val Phe Ile Thr Met Ala Lys Val Phe Leu Ile Leu HisPhe Ile Ile 195 200 205 Gly Phe Ser Val Pro Met Ser Ile Ile Thr Val CysTyr Gly Ile Ile 210 215 220 Ala Ala Lys Ile His Arg Asn His Met Ile LysSer Ser Arg Pro Lys 225 230 235 240 Arg Val Phe Ala Ala Val Val Ala SerPhe Phe Ile Cys Trp Phe Pro 245 250 255 Tyr Glu Leu Ile Gly Ile Leu MetAla Val Trp Leu Lys Glu Met Leu 260 265 270 Leu Asn Gly Lys Tyr Lys IleIle Leu Val Leu Ile Asn Pro Thr Ser 275 280 285 Ser Leu Ala Phe Phe AsnSer Cys Leu Asn Pro Ile Leu Tyr Val Phe 290 295 300 Met Gly Arg Asn PheGln Glu Arg Leu Ile Arg Ser Leu Pro Thr Ser 305 310 315 320 Leu Glu ArgAla Leu Thr Glu Val Pro Asp Ser Ala Gln Thr Ser Asn 325 330 335 Thr AspThr Thr Ser Ala Ser Pro Pro Glu Glu Thr Glu Leu Gln Ala 340 345 350 Met64 1029 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 64 atggcagagc atgattacca tgaagactatgggttcagca gtttcaatga cagcagccag 60 gaggagcatc aagccttcct gcagttcagcaaggtctttc tgccctgcat gtacctggtg 120 gtgtttgtct gtggtctggt ggggaactctctggtgctgg tcatatccat cttctaccat 180 aagttgcaga gcctgacgga tgtgttcctggtgaacctac ccctggctga cctggtgttt 240 gtctgcactc tgcccttctg ggcctatgcaggcatccatg aatgggtgtt tggccaggtc 300 atgtgcaaaa gcctactggg catctacactattaacttct acacgtccat gctcatcctc 360 acctgcatca ctgtggatcg tttcattgtagtggttaagg ccaccaaggc ctacaaccag 420 caagccaaga ggatgacctg gggcaaggtcaccagcttgc tcatctgggt gatatccctg 480 ctggtttcct tgccccaaat tatctatggcaatgtcttta atctcgacaa gctcatatgt 540 ggttaccatg acgaggcaat ttccactgtggttcttgcca cccagatgac actggggttc 600 ttcttgccac tgctcaccat gattgtctgctattcagtca taatcaaaac actgcttcat 660 gctggaggct tccagaagca cagatcaaaaaagatcatct tcctggtgat ggctgtgttc 720 ctgctgaccc agatgccctt caacctcatgaagttcatcc gcagcacaca ctgggaatac 780 tatgccatga ccagctttca ctacaccatcatggtgacag aggccatcgc atacctgagg 840 gcctgcctta accctgtgct ctatgcctttgtcagcctga agtttcgaaa gaacttctgg 900 aaacttgtga aggacattgg ttgcctcccttaccttgggg tctcacatca atggaaatct 960 tctgaggaca attccaagac tttttctgcctcccacaatg tggaggccac cagcatgttc 1020 cagttatag 1029 65 342 PRT UnknownNovel Sequence 65 Met Ala Glu His Asp Tyr His Glu Asp Tyr Gly Phe SerSer Phe Asn 1 5 10 15 Asp Ser Ser Gln Glu Glu His Gln Ala Phe Leu GlnPhe Ser Lys Val 20 25 30 Phe Leu Pro Cys Met Tyr Leu Val Val Phe Val CysGly Leu Val Gly 35 40 45 Asn Ser Leu Val Leu Val Ile Ser Ile Phe Tyr HisLys Leu Gln Ser 50 55 60 Leu Thr Asp Val Phe Leu Val Asn Leu Pro Leu AlaAsp Leu Val Phe 65 70 75 80 Val Cys Thr Leu Pro Phe Trp Ala Tyr Ala GlyIle His Glu Trp Val 85 90 95 Phe Gly Gln Val Met Cys Lys Ser Leu Leu GlyIle Tyr Thr Ile Asn 100 105 110 Phe Tyr Thr Ser Met Leu Ile Leu Thr CysIle Thr Val Asp Arg Phe 115 120 125 Ile Val Val Val Lys Ala Thr Lys AlaTyr Asn Gln Gln Ala Lys Arg 130 135 140 Met Thr Trp Gly Lys Val Thr SerLeu Leu Ile Trp Val Ile Ser Leu 145 150 155 160 Leu Val Ser Leu Pro GlnIle Ile Tyr Gly Asn Val Phe Asn Leu Asp 165 170 175 Lys Leu Ile Cys GlyTyr His Asp Glu Ala Ile Ser Thr Val Val Leu 180 185 190 Ala Thr Gln MetThr Leu Gly Phe Phe Leu Pro Leu Leu Thr Met Ile 195 200 205 Val Cys TyrSer Val Ile Ile Lys Thr Leu Leu His Ala Gly Gly Phe 210 215 220 Gln LysHis Arg Ser Lys Lys Ile Ile Phe Leu Val Met Ala Val Phe 225 230 235 240Leu Leu Thr Gln Met Pro Phe Asn Leu Met Lys Phe Ile Arg Ser Thr 245 250255 His Trp Glu Tyr Tyr Ala Met Thr Ser Phe His Tyr Thr Ile Met Val 260265 270 Thr Glu Ala Ile Ala Tyr Leu Arg Ala Cys Leu Asn Pro Val Leu Tyr275 280 285 Ala Phe Val Ser Leu Lys Phe Arg Lys Asn Phe Trp Lys Leu ValLys 290 295 300 Asp Ile Gly Cys Leu Pro Tyr Leu Gly Val Ser His Gln TrpLys Ser 305 310 315 320 Ser Glu Asp Asn Ser Lys Thr Phe Ser Ala Ser HisAsn Val Glu Ala 325 330 335 Thr Ser Met Phe Gln Leu 340 66 2748 DNAUnknown Novel Sequence 66 atggtccagc tgaggaagct gctccgcgtc ctgactttgatgaagttccc ctgctgcgtg 60 ctggaggtgc tcctgtgcgc gctggcggcg gcggcgcgcggccaggagat gtacgccccg 120 cactcaatcc ggatcgaggg ggacgtcacc ctcggggggctgttccccgt gcacgccaag 180 ggtcccagcg gagtgccctg cggcgacatc aagagggaaaacgggatcca caggctggaa 240 gcgatgctct acgccctgga ccagatcaac agtgatcccaacctactgcc caacgtgacg 300 ctgggcgcgc ggatcctgga cacttgttcc agggacacttacgcgctcga acagtcgctt 360 actttcgtcc aggcgctcat ccagaaggac acctccgacgtgcgctgcac caacggcgaa 420 ccgccggttt tcgtcaagcc ggagaaagta gttggagtgattggggcttc ggggagttcg 480 gtctccatca tggtagccaa catcctgagg ctcttccagatcccccagat tagttatgca 540 tcaacggcac ccgagctaag tgatgaccgg cgctatgacttcttctctcg cgtggtgcca 600 cccgattcct tccaagccca ggccatggta gacattgtaaaggccctagg ctggaattat 660 gtgtctaccc tcgcatcgga aggaagttat ggagagaaaggtgtggagtc cttcacgcag 720 atttccaaag aggcaggtgg actctgcatt gcccagtccgtgagaatccc ccaggaacgc 780 aaagacagga ccattgactt tgatagaatt atcaaacagctcctggacac ccccaactcc 840 agggccgtcg tgatttttgc caacgatgag gatataaagcagatccttgc agcagccaaa 900 agagctgacc aagttggcca ttttctttgg gtgggatcagacagctgggg atccaaaata 960 aacccactgc accagcatga agatatcgca gaaggggccatcaccattca gcccaagcga 1020 gccacggtgg aagggtttga tgcctacttt acgtcccgtacacttgaaaa caacagaaga 1080 aatgtatggt ttgccgaata ctgggaggaa aacttcaactgcaagttgac gattagtggg 1140 tcaaaaaaag aagacacaga tcgcaaatgc acaggacaggagagaattgg aaaagattcc 1200 aactatgagc aggagggtaa agtccagttc gtgattgacgcagtctatgc tatggctcac 1260 gcccttcacc acatgaacaa ggatctctgt gctgactaccggggtgtctg cccagagatg 1320 gagcaagctg gaggcaagaa gttgctgaag tatatacgcaatgttaattt caatggtagt 1380 gctggcactc cagtgatgtt taacaagaac ggggatgcacctgggcgtta tgacatcttt 1440 cagtaccaga ccacaaacac cagcaacccg ggttaccgtctgatcgggca gtggacagac 1500 gaacttcagc tcaatataga agacatgcag tggggtaaaggagtccgaga gatacccgcc 1560 tcagtgtgca cactaccatg taagccagga cagagaaagaagacacagaa aggaactcct 1620 tgctgttgga cctgtgagcc ttgcgatggt taccagtaccagtttgatga gatgacatgc 1680 cagcattgcc cctatgacca gaggcccaat gaaaatcgaaccggatgcca ggatattccc 1740 atcatcaaac tggagtggca ctccccctcg gctgtgattcctgtcttcct ggcaatgttg 1800 gggatcattg ccaccatctt tgtcatggcc actttcatccgctacaatga cacgcccatt 1860 gtccgggcat ctgggcggga actcagctat gttcttttgacgggcatctt tctttgctac 1920 atcatcactt tcctgatgat tgccaaacca gatgtggcagtgtgttcttt ccggcgagtt 1980 ttcttgggct tgggtatgtg catcagttat gcagccctcttgacgaaaac aaatcggatt 2040 tatcgcatat ttgagcaggg caagaaatca gtaacagctcccagactcat aagcccaaca 2100 tcacaactgg caatcacttc cagtttaata tcagttcagcttctaggggt gttcatttgg 2160 tttggtgttg atccacccaa catcatcata gactacgatgaacacaagac aatgaaccct 2220 gagcaagcca gaggggttct caagtgtgac attacagatctccaaatcat ttgctccttg 2280 ggatatagca ttcttctcat ggtcacatgt actgtgtatgccatcaagac tcggggtgta 2340 cccgagaatt ttaacgaagc caagcccatt ggattcactatgtacacgac atgtatagta 2400 tggcttgcct tcattccaat tttttttggc accgctcaatcagcggaaaa gctctacata 2460 caaactacca cgcttacaat ctccatgaac ctaagtgcatcagtggcgct ggggatgcta 2520 tacatgccga aagtgtacat catcattttc caccctgaactcaatgtcca gaaacggaag 2580 cgaagcttca aggcggtagt cacagcagcc accatgtcatcgaggctgtc acacaaaccc 2640 agtgacagac ccaacggtga ggcaaagacc gagctctgtgaaaacgtaga cccaaacagc 2700 cctgctgcaa aaaagaagta tgtcagttat aataacctggttatctaa 2748 67 915 PRT Unknown Novel Sequence 67 Met Val Gln Leu ArgLys Leu Leu Arg Val Leu Thr Leu Met Lys Phe 1 5 10 15 Pro Cys Cys ValLeu Glu Val Leu Leu Cys Ala Leu Ala Ala Ala Ala 20 25 30 Arg Gly Gln GluMet Tyr Ala Pro His Ser Ile Arg Ile Glu Gly Asp 35 40 45 Val Thr Leu GlyGly Leu Phe Pro Val His Ala Lys Gly Pro Ser Gly 50 55 60 Val Pro Cys GlyAsp Ile Lys Arg Glu Asn Gly Ile His Arg Leu Glu 65 70 75 80 Ala Met LeuTyr Ala Leu Asp Gln Ile Asn Ser Asp Pro Asn Leu Leu 85 90 95 Pro Asn ValThr Leu Gly Ala Arg Ile Leu Asp Thr Cys Ser Arg Asp 100 105 110 Thr TyrAla Leu Glu Gln Ser Leu Thr Phe Val Gln Ala Leu Ile Gln 115 120 125 LysAsp Thr Ser Asp Val Arg Cys Thr Asn Gly Glu Pro Pro Val Phe 130 135 140Val Lys Pro Glu Lys Val Val Gly Val Ile Gly Ala Ser Gly Ser Ser 145 150155 160 Val Ser Ile Met Val Ala Asn Ile Leu Arg Leu Phe Gln Ile Pro Gln165 170 175 Ile Ser Tyr Ala Ser Thr Ala Pro Glu Leu Ser Asp Asp Arg ArgTyr 180 185 190 Asp Phe Phe Ser Arg Val Val Pro Pro Asp Ser Phe Gln AlaGln Ala 195 200 205 Met Val Asp Ile Val Lys Ala Leu Gly Trp Asn Tyr ValSer Thr Leu 210 215 220 Ala Ser Glu Gly Ser Tyr Gly Glu Lys Gly Val GluSer Phe Thr Gln 225 230 235 240 Ile Ser Lys Glu Ala Gly Gly Leu Cys IleAla Gln Ser Val Arg Ile 245 250 255 Pro Gln Glu Arg Lys Asp Arg Thr IleAsp Phe Asp Arg Ile Ile Lys 260 265 270 Gln Leu Leu Asp Thr Pro Asn SerArg Ala Val Val Ile Phe Ala Asn 275 280 285 Asp Glu Asp Ile Lys Gln IleLeu Ala Ala Ala Lys Arg Ala Asp Gln 290 295 300 Val Gly His Phe Leu TrpVal Gly Ser Asp Ser Trp Gly Ser Lys Ile 305 310 315 320 Asn Pro Leu HisGln His Glu Asp Ile Ala Glu Gly Ala Ile Thr Ile 325 330 335 Gln Pro LysArg Ala Thr Val Glu Gly Phe Asp Ala Tyr Phe Thr Ser 340 345 350 Arg ThrLeu Glu Asn Asn Arg Arg Asn Val Trp Phe Ala Glu Tyr Trp 355 360 365 GluGlu Asn Phe Asn Cys Lys Leu Thr Ile Ser Gly Ser Lys Lys Glu 370 375 380Asp Thr Asp Arg Lys Cys Thr Gly Gln Glu Arg Ile Gly Lys Asp Ser 385 390395 400 Asn Tyr Glu Gln Glu Gly Lys Val Gln Phe Val Ile Asp Ala Val Tyr405 410 415 Ala Met Ala His Ala Leu His His Met Asn Lys Asp Leu Cys AlaAsp 420 425 430 Tyr Arg Gly Val Cys Pro Glu Met Glu Gln Ala Gly Gly LysLys Leu 435 440 445 Leu Lys Tyr Ile Arg Asn Val Asn Phe Asn Gly Ser AlaGly Thr Pro 450 455 460 Val Met Phe Asn Lys Asn Gly Asp Ala Pro Gly ArgTyr Asp Ile Phe 465 470 475 480 Gln Tyr Gln Thr Thr Asn Thr Ser Asn ProGly Tyr Arg Leu Ile Gly 485 490 495 Gln Trp Thr Asp Glu Leu Gln Leu AsnIle Glu Asp Met Gln Trp Gly 500 505 510 Lys Gly Val Arg Glu Ile Pro AlaSer Val Cys Thr Leu Pro Cys Lys 515 520 525 Pro Gly Gln Arg Lys Lys ThrGln Lys Gly Thr Pro Cys Cys Trp Thr 530 535 540 Cys Glu Pro Cys Asp GlyTyr Gln Tyr Gln Phe Asp Glu Met Thr Cys 545 550 555 560 Gln His Cys ProTyr Asp Gln Arg Pro Asn Glu Asn Arg Thr Gly Cys 565 570 575 Gln Asp IlePro Ile Ile Lys Leu Glu Trp His Ser Pro Ser Ala Val 580 585 590 Ile ProVal Phe Leu Ala Met Leu Gly Ile Ile Ala Thr Ile Phe Val 595 600 605 MetAla Thr Phe Ile Arg Tyr Asn Asp Thr Pro Ile Val Arg Ala Ser 610 615 620Gly Arg Glu Leu Ser Tyr Val Leu Leu Thr Gly Ile Phe Leu Cys Tyr 625 630635 640 Ile Ile Thr Phe Leu Met Ile Ala Lys Pro Asp Val Ala Val Cys Ser645 650 655 Phe Arg Arg Val Phe Leu Gly Leu Gly Met Cys Ile Ser Tyr AlaAla 660 665 670 Leu Leu Thr Lys Thr Asn Arg Ile Tyr Arg Ile Phe Glu GlnGly Lys 675 680 685 Lys Ser Val Thr Ala Pro Arg Leu Ile Ser Pro Thr SerGln Leu Ala 690 695 700 Ile Thr Ser Ser Leu Ile Ser Val Gln Leu Leu GlyVal Phe Ile Trp 705 710 715 720 Phe Gly Val Asp Pro Pro Asn Ile Ile IleAsp Tyr Asp Glu His Lys 725 730 735 Thr Met Asn Pro Glu Gln Ala Arg GlyVal Leu Lys Cys Asp Ile Thr 740 745 750 Asp Leu Gln Ile Ile Cys Ser LeuGly Tyr Ser Ile Leu Leu Met Val 755 760 765 Thr Cys Thr Val Tyr Ala IleLys Thr Arg Gly Val Pro Glu Asn Phe 770 775 780 Asn Glu Ala Lys Pro IleGly Phe Thr Met Tyr Thr Thr Cys Ile Val 785 790 795 800 Trp Leu Ala PheIle Pro Ile Phe Phe Gly Thr Ala Gln Ser Ala Glu 805 810 815 Lys Leu TyrIle Gln Thr Thr Thr Leu Thr Ile Ser Met Asn Leu Ser 820 825 830 Ala SerVal Ala Leu Gly Met Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Val Tyr Ile Ile 835 840 845 IlePhe His Pro Glu Leu Asn Val Gln Lys Arg Lys Arg Ser Phe Lys 850 855 860Ala Val Val Thr Ala Ala Thr Met Ser Ser Arg Leu Ser His Lys Pro 865 870875 880 Ser Asp Arg Pro Asn Gly Glu Ala Lys Thr Glu Leu Cys Glu Asn Val885 890 895 Asp Pro Asn Ser Pro Ala Ala Lys Lys Lys Tyr Val Ser Tyr AsnAsn 900 905 910 Leu Val Ile 915 68 2748 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 68atggtccagc tgaggaagct gctccgcgtc ctgactttga tgaagttccc ctgctgcgtg 60ctggaggtgc tcctgtgcgc gctggcggcg gcggcgcgcg gccaggagat gtacgccccg 120cactcaatcc ggatcgaggg ggacgtcacc ctcggggggc tgttccccgt gcacgccaag 180ggtcccagcg gagtgccctg cggcgacatc aagagggaaa acgggatcca caggctggaa 240gcgatgctct acgccctgga ccagatcaac agtgatccca acctactgcc caacgtgacg 300ctgggcgcgc ggatcctgga cacttgttcc agggacactt acgcgctcga acagtcgctt 360actttcgtcc aggcgctcat ccagaaggac acctccgacg tgcgctgcac caacggcgaa 420ccgccggttt tcgtcaagcc ggagaaagta gttggagtga ttggggcttc ggggagttcg 480gtctccatca tggtagccaa catcctgagg ctcttccaga tcccccagat tagttatgca 540tcaacggcac ccgagctaag tgatgaccgg cgctatgact tcttctctcg cgtggtgcca 600cccgattcct tccaagccca ggccatggta gacattgtaa aggccctagg ctggaattat 660gtgtctaccc tcgcatcgga aggaagttat ggagagaaag gtgtggagtc cttcacgcag 720atttccaaag aggcaggtgg actctgcatt gcccagtccg tgagaatccc ccaggaacgc 780aaagacagga ccattgactt tgatagaatt atcaaacagc tcctggacac ccccaactcc 840agggccgtcg tgatttttgc caacgatgag gatataaagc agatccttgc agcagccaaa 900agagctgacc aagttggcca ttttctttgg gtgggatcag acagctgggg atccaaaata 960aacccactgc accagcatga agatatcgca gaaggggcca tcaccattca gcccaagcga 1020gccacggtgg aagggtttga tgcctacttt acgtcccgta cacttgaaaa caacagaaga 1080aatgtatggt ttgccgaata ctgggaggaa aacttcaact gcaagttgac gattagtggg 1140tcaaaaaaag aagacacaga tcgcaaatgc acaggacagg agagaattgg aaaagattcc 1200aactatgagc aggagggtaa agtccagttc gtgattgacg cagtctatgc tatggctcac 1260gcccttcacc acatgaacaa ggatctctgt gctgactacc ggggtgtctg cccagagatg 1320gagcaagctg gaggcaagaa gttgctgaag tatatacgca atgttaattt caatggtagt 1380gctggcactc cagtgatgtt taacaagaac ggggatgcac ctgggcgtta tgacatcttt 1440cagtaccaga ccacaaacac cagcaacccg ggttaccgtc tgatcgggca gtggacagac 1500gaacttcagc tcaatataga agacatgcag tggggtaaag gagtccgaga gatacccgcc 1560tcagtgtgca cactaccatg taagccagga cagagaaaga agacacagaa aggaactcct 1620tgctgttgga cctgtgagcc ttgcgatggt taccagtacc agtttgatga gatgacatgc 1680cagcattgcc cctatgacca gaggcccaat gaaaatcgaa ccggatgcca ggatattccc 1740atcatcaaac tggagtggca ctccccctgg gctgtgattc ctgtcttcct ggcaatgttg 1800gggatcattg ccaccatctt tgtcatggcc actttcatcc gctacaatga cacgcccatt 1860gtccgggcat ctgggcggga actcagctat gttcttttga cgggcatctt tctttgctac 1920atcatcactt tcctgatgat tgccaaacca gatgtggcag tgtgttcttt ccggcatgtt 1980ttcttgggct tgggtatgtg catcagttat gcagccctct tgacgaaaac aaatcggatt 2040tatcgcatat ttgagcaggg caagaaatca gtaacagctc ccagactcat aagcccaaca 2100tcacaactgg caatcacttc cagtttaata tcagttcagc ttctaggggt gttcatttgg 2160tttggtgttg atccacccaa catcatcata gactacgatg aacacaagac aatgaaccct 2220gagcaagcca gaggggttct caagtgtgac attacagatc tccaaatcat ttgctccttg 2280ggatatagca ttcttctcat ggtcacatgt actgtgtatg ccatcaagac tcggggtgta 2340cccgagaatt ttaacgaagc caagcccatt ggattcacta tgtacacgac atgtatagta 2400tggcttgcct tcattccaat tttttttggc accgctcaat cagcggaaaa gctctacata 2460caaactacca cgcttacaat ctccatgaac ctaagtgcat cagtggcgct ggggatgcta 2520tacatgccga aagtgtacat catcattttc caccctgaac tcaatgtcca gaaacggaag 2580cgaagcttca aggcggtagt cacagcagcc accatgtcat cgaggctgtc acacaaaccc 2640agtgacagac ccaacggtga ggcaaagacc gagctctgtg aaaacgtaga cccaaacagc 2700cctgctgcaa aaaagaagta tgtcagttat aataacctgg ttatctaa 2748 69 915 PRTUnknown Novel Sequence 69 Met Val Gln Leu Arg Lys Leu Leu Arg Val LeuThr Leu Met Lys Phe 1 5 10 15 Pro Cys Cys Val Leu Glu Val Leu Leu CysAla Leu Ala Ala Ala Ala 20 25 30 Arg Gly Gln Glu Met Tyr Ala Pro His SerIle Arg Ile Glu Gly Asp 35 40 45 Val Thr Leu Gly Gly Leu Phe Pro Val HisAla Lys Gly Pro Ser Gly 50 55 60 Val Pro Cys Gly Asp Ile Lys Arg Glu AsnGly Ile His Arg Leu Glu 65 70 75 80 Ala Met Leu Tyr Ala Leu Asp Gln IleAsn Ser Asp Pro Asn Leu Leu 85 90 95 Pro Asn Val Thr Leu Gly Ala Arg IleLeu Asp Thr Cys Ser Arg Asp 100 105 110 Thr Tyr Ala Leu Glu Gln Ser LeuThr Phe Val Gln Ala Leu Ile Gln 115 120 125 Lys Asp Thr Ser Asp Val ArgCys Thr Asn Gly Glu Pro Pro Val Phe 130 135 140 Val Lys Pro Glu Lys ValVal Gly Val Ile Gly Ala Ser Gly Ser Ser 145 150 155 160 Val Ser Ile MetVal Ala Asn Ile Leu Arg Leu Phe Gln Ile Pro Gln 165 170 175 Ile Ser TyrAla Ser Thr Ala Pro Glu Leu Ser Asp Asp Arg Arg Tyr 180 185 190 Asp PhePhe Ser Arg Val Val Pro Pro Asp Ser Phe Gln Ala Gln Ala 195 200 205 MetVal Asp Ile Val Lys Ala Leu Gly Trp Asn Tyr Val Ser Thr Leu 210 215 220Ala Ser Glu Gly Ser Tyr Gly Glu Lys Gly Val Glu Ser Phe Thr Gln 225 230235 240 Ile Ser Lys Glu Ala Gly Gly Leu Cys Ile Ala Gln Ser Val Arg Ile245 250 255 Pro Gln Glu Arg Lys Asp Arg Thr Ile Asp Phe Asp Arg Ile IleLys 260 265 270 Gln Leu Leu Asp Thr Pro Asn Ser Arg Ala Val Val Ile PheAla Asn 275 280 285 Asp Glu Asp Ile Lys Gln Ile Leu Ala Ala Ala Lys ArgAla Asp Gln 290 295 300 Val Gly His Phe Leu Trp Val Gly Ser Asp Ser TrpGly Ser Lys Ile 305 310 315 320 Asn Pro Leu His Gln His Glu Asp Ile AlaGlu Gly Ala Ile Thr Ile 325 330 335 Gln Pro Lys Arg Ala Thr Val Glu GlyPhe Asp Ala Tyr Phe Thr Ser 340 345 350 Arg Thr Leu Glu Asn Asn Arg ArgAsn Val Trp Phe Ala Glu Tyr Trp 355 360 365 Glu Glu Asn Phe Asn Cys LysLeu Thr Ile Ser Gly Ser Lys Lys Glu 370 375 380 Asp Thr Asp Arg Lys CysThr Gly Gln Glu Arg Ile Gly Lys Asp Ser 385 390 395 400 Asn Tyr Glu GlnGlu Gly Lys Val Gln Phe Val Ile Asp Ala Val Tyr 405 410 415 Ala Met AlaHis Ala Leu His His Met Asn Lys Asp Leu Cys Ala Asp 420 425 430 Tyr ArgGly Val Cys Pro Glu Met Glu Gln Ala Gly Gly Lys Lys Leu 435 440 445 LeuLys Tyr Ile Arg Asn Val Asn Phe Asn Gly Ser Ala Gly Thr Pro 450 455 460Val Met Phe Asn Lys Asn Gly Asp Ala Pro Gly Arg Tyr Asp Ile Phe 465 470475 480 Gln Tyr Gln Thr Thr Asn Thr Ser Asn Pro Gly Tyr Arg Leu Ile Gly485 490 495 Gln Trp Thr Asp Glu Leu Gln Leu Asn Ile Glu Asp Met Gln TrpGly 500 505 510 Lys Gly Val Arg Glu Ile Pro Ala Ser Val Cys Thr Leu ProCys Lys 515 520 525 Pro Gly Gln Arg Lys Lys Thr Gln Lys Gly Thr Pro CysCys Trp Thr 530 535 540 Cys Glu Pro Cys Asp Gly Tyr Gln Tyr Gln Phe AspGlu Met Thr Cys 545 550 555 560 Gln His Cys Pro Tyr Asp Gln Arg Pro AsnGlu Asn Arg Thr Gly Cys 565 570 575 Gln Asp Ile Pro Ile Ile Lys Leu GluTrp His Ser Pro Trp Ala Val 580 585 590 Ile Pro Val Phe Leu Ala Met LeuGly Ile Ile Ala Thr Ile Phe Val 595 600 605 Met Ala Thr Phe Ile Arg TyrAsn Asp Thr Pro Ile Val Arg Ala Ser 610 615 620 Gly Arg Glu Leu Ser TyrVal Leu Leu Thr Gly Ile Phe Leu Cys Tyr 625 630 635 640 Ile Ile Thr PheLeu Met Ile Ala Lys Pro Asp Val Ala Val Cys Ser 645 650 655 Phe Arg HisVal Phe Leu Gly Leu Gly Met Cys Ile Ser Tyr Ala Ala 660 665 670 Leu LeuThr Lys Thr Asn Arg Ile Tyr Arg Ile Phe Glu Gln Gly Lys 675 680 685 LysSer Val Thr Ala Pro Arg Leu Ile Ser Pro Thr Ser Gln Leu Ala 690 695 700Ile Thr Ser Ser Leu Ile Ser Val Gln Leu Leu Gly Val Phe Ile Trp 705 710715 720 Phe Gly Val Asp Pro Pro Asn Ile Ile Ile Asp Tyr Asp Glu His Lys725 730 735 Thr Met Asn Pro Glu Gln Ala Arg Gly Val Leu Lys Cys Asp IleThr 740 745 750 Asp Leu Gln Ile Ile Cys Ser Leu Gly Tyr Ser Ile Leu LeuMet Val 755 760 765 Thr Cys Thr Val Tyr Ala Ile Lys Thr Arg Gly Val ProGlu Asn Phe 770 775 780 Asn Glu Ala Lys Pro Ile Gly Phe Thr Met Tyr ThrThr Cys Ile Val 785 790 795 800 Trp Leu Ala Phe Ile Pro Ile Phe Phe GlyThr Ala Gln Ser Ala Glu 805 810 815 Lys Leu Tyr Ile Gln Thr Thr Thr LeuThr Ile Ser Met Asn Leu Ser 820 825 830 Ala Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Met LeuTyr Met Pro Lys Val Tyr Ile Ile 835 840 845 Ile Phe His Pro Glu Leu AsnVal Gln Lys Arg Lys Arg Ser Phe Lys 850 855 860 Ala Val Val Thr Ala AlaThr Met Ser Ser Arg Leu Ser His Lys Pro 865 870 875 880 Ser Asp Arg ProAsn Gly Glu Ala Lys Thr Glu Leu Cys Glu Asn Val 885 890 895 Asp Pro AsnSer Pro Ala Ala Lys Lys Lys Tyr Val Ser Tyr Asn Asn 900 905 910 Leu ValIle 915 70 2748 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 70 atggtccagc tgaggaagctgctccgcgtc ctgactttga tgaagttccc ctgctgcgtg 60 ctggaggtgc tcctgtgcgcgctggcggcg gcggcgcgcg gccaggagat gtacgccccg 120 cactcaatcc ggatcgagggggacgtcacc ctcggggggc tgttccccgt gcacgccaag 180 ggtcccagcg gagtgccctgcggcgacatc aagagggaaa acgggatcca caggctggaa 240 gcgatgctct acgccctggaccagatcaac agtgatccca acctactgcc caacgtgacg 300 ctgggcgcgc ggatcctggacacttgttcc agggacactt acgcgctcga acagtcgctt 360 actttcgtcc aggcgctcatccagaaggac acctccgacg tgcgctgcac caacggcgaa 420 ccgccggttt tcgtcaagccggagaaagta gttggagtga ttggggcttc ggggagttcg 480 gtctccatca tggtagccaacatcctgagg ctcttccaga tcccccagat tagttatgca 540 tcaacggcac ccgagctaagtgatgaccgg cgctatgact tcttctctcg cgtggtgcca 600 cccgattcct tccaagcccaggccatggta gacattgtaa aggccctagg ctggaattat 660 gtgtctaccc tcgcatcggaaggaagttat ggagagaaag gtgtggagtc cttcacgcag 720 atttccaaag aggcaggtggactctgcatt gcccagtccg tgagaatccc ccaggaacgc 780 aaagacagga ccattgactttgatagaatt atcaaacagc tcctggacac ccccaactcc 840 agggccgtcg tgatttttgccaacgatgag gatataaagc agatccttgc agcagccaaa 900 agagctgacc aagttggccattttctttgg gtgggatcag acagctgggg atccaaaata 960 aacccactgc accagcatgaagatatcgca gaaggggcca tcaccattca gcccaagcga 1020 gccacggtgg aagggtttgatgcctacttt acgtcccgta cacttgaaaa caacagaaga 1080 aatgtatggt ttgccgaatactgggaggaa aacttcaact gcaagttgac gattagtggg 1140 tcaaaaaaag aagacacagatcgcaaatgc acaggacagg agagaattgg aaaagattcc 1200 aactatgagc aggagggtaaagtccagttc gtgattgacg cagtctatgc tatggctcac 1260 gcccttcacc acatgaacaaggatctctgt gctgactacc ggggtgtctg cccagagatg 1320 gagcaagctg gaggcaagaagttgctgaag tatatacgca atgttaattt caatggtagt 1380 gctggcactc cagtgatgtttaacaagaac ggggatgcac ctgggcgtta tgacatcttt 1440 cagtaccaga ccacaaacaccagcaacccg ggttaccgtc tgatcgggca gtggacagac 1500 gaacttcagc tcaatatagaagacatgcag tggggtaaag gagtccgaga gatacccgcc 1560 tcagtgtgca cactaccatgtaagccagga cagagaaaga agacacagaa aggaactcct 1620 tgctgttgga cctgtgagccttgcgatggt taccagtacc agtttgatga gatgacatgc 1680 cagcattgcc cctatgaccagaggcccaat gaaaatcgaa ccggatgcca ggatattccc 1740 atcatcaaac tggagtggcactccccctgg gctgtgattc ctgtcttcct ggcaatgttg 1800 gggatcattg ccaccatctttgtcatggcc actttcatcc gctacaatga cacgcccatt 1860 gtccgggcat ctgggcgggaactcagctat gttcttttga cgggcatctt tctttgctac 1920 atcatcactt tcctgatgattgccaaacca gatgtggcag tgtgttcttt ccggcgagtt 1980 ttcttgggct tgggtatgtgcatcagttat gcagccctct tgacgaaaac aaatcggatt 2040 tatcgcatat ttgagcagggcaagaaatca gtaacagctc ccagactcat aagcccaaca 2100 tcacaactgg caatcacttccagtttaata tcagttcagc ttctaggggt gttcatttgg 2160 tttggtgttg atccacccaacatcatcata gactacgatg aacacaagac aatgaaccct 2220 gagcaagcca gaggggttctcaagtgtgac attacagatc tccaaatcat ttgctccttg 2280 ggatatagca ttcttctcatggtcacatgt tgtgtgtatg ccatcaagac tcggggtgta 2340 cccgagaatt ttaacgaagccaagcccatt ggattcacta tgtacacgac atgtatagta 2400 tggcttgcct tcattccaattttttttggc accgctcaat cagcggaaaa gctctacata 2460 caaactacca cgcttacaatctccatgaac ctaagtgcat cagtggcgct ggggatgcta 2520 tacatgccga aagtgtacatcatcattttc caccctgaac tcaatgtcca gaaacggaag 2580 cgaagcttca aggcggtagtcacagcagcc accatgtcat cgaggctgtc acacaaaccc 2640 agtgacagac ccaacggtgaggcaaagacc gagctctgtg aaaacgtaga cccaaacagc 2700 cctgctgcaa aaaagaagtatgtcagttat aataacctgg ttatctaa 2748 71 915 PRT Unknown Novel Sequence 71Met Val Gln Leu Arg Lys Leu Leu Arg Val Leu Thr Leu Met Lys Phe 1 5 1015 Pro Cys Cys Val Leu Glu Val Leu Leu Cys Ala Leu Ala Ala Ala Ala 20 2530 Arg Gly Gln Glu Met Tyr Ala Pro His Ser Ile Arg Ile Glu Gly Asp 35 4045 Val Thr Leu Gly Gly Leu Phe Pro Val His Ala Lys Gly Pro Ser Gly 50 5560 Val Pro Cys Gly Asp Ile Lys Arg Glu Asn Gly Ile His Arg Leu Glu 65 7075 80 Ala Met Leu Tyr Ala Leu Asp Gln Ile Asn Ser Asp Pro Asn Leu Leu 8590 95 Pro Asn Val Thr Leu Gly Ala Arg Ile Leu Asp Thr Cys Ser Arg Asp100 105 110 Thr Tyr Ala Leu Glu Gln Ser Leu Thr Phe Val Gln Ala Leu IleGln 115 120 125 Lys Asp Thr Ser Asp Val Arg Cys Thr Asn Gly Glu Pro ProVal Phe 130 135 140 Val Lys Pro Glu Lys Val Val Gly Val Ile Gly Ala SerGly Ser Ser 145 150 155 160 Val Ser Ile Met Val Ala Asn Ile Leu Arg LeuPhe Gln Ile Pro Gln 165 170 175 Ile Ser Tyr Ala Ser Thr Ala Pro Glu LeuSer Asp Asp Arg Arg Tyr 180 185 190 Asp Phe Phe Ser Arg Val Val Pro ProAsp Ser Phe Gln Ala Gln Ala 195 200 205 Met Val Asp Ile Val Lys Ala LeuGly Trp Asn Tyr Val Ser Thr Leu 210 215 220 Ala Ser Glu Gly Ser Tyr GlyGlu Lys Gly Val Glu Ser Phe Thr Gln 225 230 235 240 Ile Ser Lys Glu AlaGly Gly Leu Cys Ile Ala Gln Ser Val Arg Ile 245 250 255 Pro Gln Glu ArgLys Asp Arg Thr Ile Asp Phe Asp Arg Ile Ile Lys 260 265 270 Gln Leu LeuAsp Thr Pro Asn Ser Arg Ala Val Val Ile Phe Ala Asn 275 280 285 Asp GluAsp Ile Lys Gln Ile Leu Ala Ala Ala Lys Arg Ala Asp Gln 290 295 300 ValGly His Phe Leu Trp Val Gly Ser Asp Ser Trp Gly Ser Lys Ile 305 310 315320 Asn Pro Leu His Gln His Glu Asp Ile Ala Glu Gly Ala Ile Thr Ile 325330 335 Gln Pro Lys Arg Ala Thr Val Glu Gly Phe Asp Ala Tyr Phe Thr Ser340 345 350 Arg Thr Leu Glu Asn Asn Arg Arg Asn Val Trp Phe Ala Glu TyrTrp 355 360 365 Glu Glu Asn Phe Asn Cys Lys Leu Thr Ile Ser Gly Ser LysLys Glu 370 375 380 Asp Thr Asp Arg Lys Cys Thr Gly Gln Glu Arg Ile GlyLys Asp Ser 385 390 395 400 Asn Tyr Glu Gln Glu Gly Lys Val Gln Phe ValIle Asp Ala Val Tyr 405 410 415 Ala Met Ala His Ala Leu His His Met AsnLys Asp Leu Cys Ala Asp 420 425 430 Tyr Arg Gly Val Cys Pro Glu Met GluGln Ala Gly Gly Lys Lys Leu 435 440 445 Leu Lys Tyr Ile Arg Asn Val AsnPhe Asn Gly Ser Ala Gly Thr Pro 450 455 460 Val Met Phe Asn Lys Asn GlyAsp Ala Pro Gly Arg Tyr Asp Ile Phe 465 470 475 480 Gln Tyr Gln Thr ThrAsn Thr Ser Asn Pro Gly Tyr Arg Leu Ile Gly 485 490 495 Gln Trp Thr AspGlu Leu Gln Leu Asn Ile Glu Asp Met Gln Trp Gly 500 505 510 Lys Gly ValArg Glu Ile Pro Ala Ser Val Cys Thr Leu Pro Cys Lys 515 520 525 Pro GlyGln Arg Lys Lys Thr Gln Lys Gly Thr Pro Cys Cys Trp Thr 530 535 540 CysGlu Pro Cys Asp Gly Tyr Gln Tyr Gln Phe Asp Glu Met Thr Cys 545 550 555560 Gln His Cys Pro Tyr Asp Gln Arg Pro Asn Glu Asn Arg Thr Gly Cys 565570 575 Gln Asp Ile Pro Ile Ile Lys Leu Glu Trp His Ser Pro Trp Ala Val580 585 590 Ile Pro Val Phe Leu Ala Met Leu Gly Ile Ile Ala Thr Ile PheVal 595 600 605 Met Ala Thr Phe Ile Arg Tyr Asn Asp Thr Pro Ile Val ArgAla Ser 610 615 620 Gly Arg Glu Leu Ser Tyr Val Leu Leu Thr Gly Ile PheLeu Cys Tyr 625 630 635 640 Ile Ile Thr Phe Leu Met Ile Ala Lys Pro AspVal Ala Val Cys Ser 645 650 655 Phe Arg Arg Val Phe Leu Gly Leu Gly MetCys Ile Ser Tyr Ala Ala 660 665 670 Leu Leu Thr Lys Thr Asn Arg Ile TyrArg Ile Phe Glu Gln Gly Lys 675 680 685 Lys Ser Val Thr Ala Pro Arg LeuIle Ser Pro Thr Ser Gln Leu Ala 690 695 700 Ile Thr Ser Ser Leu Ile SerVal Gln Leu Leu Gly Val Phe Ile Trp 705 710 715 720 Phe Gly Val Asp ProPro Asn Ile Ile Ile Asp Tyr Asp Glu His Lys 725 730 735 Thr Met Asn ProGlu Gln Ala Arg Gly Val Leu Lys Cys Asp Ile Thr 740 745 750 Asp Leu GlnIle Ile Cys Ser Leu Gly Tyr Ser Ile Leu Leu Met Val 755 760 765 Thr CysCys Val Tyr Ala Ile Lys Thr Arg Gly Val Pro Glu Asn Phe 770 775 780 AsnGlu Ala Lys Pro Ile Gly Phe Thr Met Tyr Thr Thr Cys Ile Val 785 790 795800 Trp Leu Ala Phe Ile Pro Ile Phe Phe Gly Thr Ala Gln Ser Ala Glu 805810 815 Lys Leu Tyr Ile Gln Thr Thr Thr Leu Thr Ile Ser Met Asn Leu Ser820 825 830 Ala Ser Val Ala Leu Gly Met Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Val Tyr IleIle 835 840 845 Ile Phe His Pro Glu Leu Asn Val Gln Lys Arg Lys Arg SerPhe Lys 850 855 860 Ala Val Val Thr Ala Ala Thr Met Ser Ser Arg Leu SerHis Lys Pro 865 870 875 880 Ser Asp Arg Pro Asn Gly Glu Ala Lys Thr GluLeu Cys Glu Asn Val 885 890 895 Asp Pro Asn Ser Pro Ala Ala Lys Lys LysTyr Val Ser Tyr Asn Asn 900 905 910 Leu Val Ile 915 72 2748 DNA UnknownNovel Sequence 72 atggtccagc tgaggaagct gctccgcgtc ctgactttga tgaagttcccctgctgcgtg 60 ctggaggtgc tcctgtgcgc gctggcggcg gcggcgcgcg gccaggagatgtacgccccg 120 cactcaatcc ggatcgaggg ggacgtcacc ctcggggggc tgttccccgtgcacgccaag 180 ggtcccagcg gagtgccctg cggcgacatc aagagggaaa acgggatccacaggctggaa 240 gcgatgctct acgccctgga ccagatcaac agtgatccca acctactgcccaacgtgacg 300 ctgggcgcgc ggatcctgga cacttgttcc agggacactt acgcgctcgaacagtcgctt 360 actttcgtcc aggcgctcat ccagaaggac acctccgacg tgcgctgcaccaacggcgaa 420 ccgccggttt tcgtcaagcc ggagaaagta gttggagtga ttggggcttcggggagttcg 480 gtctccatca tggtagccaa catcctgagg ctcttccaga tcccccagattagttatgca 540 tcaacggcac ccgagctaag tgatgaccgg cgctatgact tcttctctcgcgtggtgcca 600 cccgattcct tccaagccca ggccatggta gacattgtaa aggccctaggctggaattat 660 gtgtctaccc tcgcatcgga aggaagttat ggagagaaag gtgtggagtccttcacgcag 720 atttccaaag aggcaggtgg actctgcatt gcccagtccg tgagaatcccccaggaacgc 780 aaagacagga ccattgactt tgatagaatt atcaaacagc tcctggacacccccaactcc 840 agggccgtcg tgatttttgc caacgatgag gatataaagc agatccttgcagcagccaaa 900 agagctgacc aagttggcca ttttctttgg gtgggatcag acagctggggatccaaaata 960 aacccactgc accagcatga agatatcgca gaaggggcca tcaccattcagcccaagcga 1020 gccacggtgg aagggtttga tgcctacttt acgtcccgta cacttgaaaacaacagaaga 1080 aatgtatggt ttgccgaata ctgggaggaa aacttcaact gcaagttgacgattagtggg 1140 tcaaaaaaag aagacacaga tcgcaaatgc acaggacagg agagaattggaaaagattcc 1200 aactatgagc aggagggtaa agtccagttc gtgattgacg cagtctatgctatggctcac 1260 gcccttcacc acatgaacaa ggatctctgt gctgactacc ggggtgtctgcccagagatg 1320 gagcaagctg gaggcaagaa gttgctgaag tatatacgca atgttaatttcaatggtagt 1380 gctggcactc cagtgatgtt taacaagaac ggggatgcac ctgggcgttatgacatcttt 1440 cagtaccaga ccacaaacac cagcaacccg ggttaccgtc tgatcgggcagtggacagac 1500 gaacttcagc tcaatataga agacatgcag tggggtaaag gagtccgagagatacccgcc 1560 tcagtgtgca cactaccatg taagccagga cagagaaaga agacacagaaaggaactcct 1620 tgctgttgga cctgtgagcc ttgcgatggt taccagtacc agtttgatgagatgacatgc 1680 cagcattgcc cctatgacca gaggcccaat gaaaatcgaa ccggatgccaggatattccc 1740 atcatcaaac tggagtggca ctccccctgg gctgtgattc ctgtcttcctggcaatgttg 1800 gggatcattg ccaccatctt tgtcatggcc actttcatcc gctacaatgacacgcccatt 1860 gtccgggcat ctgggcggga actcagctat gttcttttga cgggcatctttctttgctac 1920 atcatcactt tcctgatgat tgccaaacca gatgtggcag tgtgttctttccggcgagtt 1980 ttcttgggct tgggtatgtg catcagttat gcagccctct tgacgaaaacaaatcggatt 2040 tatcgcatat ttgagcaggg caagaaatca gtaacagctc ccagactcataagcccaaca 2100 tcacaactgg caatcacttc cagtttaata tcagttcagc ttctaggggtgttcatttgg 2160 tttggtgttg atccacccaa catcatcata gactacgatg aacacaagacaatgaaccct 2220 gagcaagcca gaggggttct caagtgtgac attacagatc tccaaatcatttgctccttg 2280 ggatatagca ttcttctcat ggtcacatgt actgtgtatg ccatcaagactcggggtgta 2340 cccgagaatt ttaacgaagc caagcccaag ggattcacta tgtacacgacatgtatagta 2400 tggcttgcct tcattccaat tttttttggc accgctcaat cagcggaaaagctctacata 2460 caaactacca cgcttacaat ctccatgaac ctaagtgcat cagtggcgctggggatgcta 2520 tacatgccga aagtgtacat catcattttc caccctgaac tcaatgtccagaaacggaag 2580 cgaagcttca aggcggtagt cacagcagcc accatgtcat cgaggctgtcacacaaaccc 2640 agtgacagac ccaacggtga ggcaaagacc gagctctgtg aaaacgtagacccaaacagc 2700 cctgctgcaa aaaagaagta tgtcagttat aataacctgg ttatctaa2748 73 915 PRT Unknown Novel Sequence 73 Met Val Gln Leu Arg Lys LeuLeu Arg Val Leu Thr Leu Met Lys Phe 1 5 10 15 Pro Cys Cys Val Leu GluVal Leu Leu Cys Ala Leu Ala Ala Ala Ala 20 25 30 Arg Gly Gln Glu Met TyrAla Pro His Ser Ile Arg Ile Glu Gly Asp 35 40 45 Val Thr Leu Gly Gly LeuPhe Pro Val His Ala Lys Gly Pro Ser Gly 50 55 60 Val Pro Cys Gly Asp IleLys Arg Glu Asn Gly Ile His Arg Leu Glu 65 70 75 80 Ala Met Leu Tyr AlaLeu Asp Gln Ile Asn Ser Asp Pro Asn Leu Leu 85 90 95 Pro Asn Val Thr LeuGly Ala Arg Ile Leu Asp Thr Cys Ser Arg Asp 100 105 110 Thr Tyr Ala LeuGlu Gln Ser Leu Thr Phe Val Gln Ala Leu Ile Gln 115 120 125 Lys Asp ThrSer Asp Val Arg Cys Thr Asn Gly Glu Pro Pro Val Phe 130 135 140 Val LysPro Glu Lys Val Val Gly Val Ile Gly Ala Ser Gly Ser Ser 145 150 155 160Val Ser Ile Met Val Ala Asn Ile Leu Arg Leu Phe Gln Ile Pro Gln 165 170175 Ile Ser Tyr Ala Ser Thr Ala Pro Glu Leu Ser Asp Asp Arg Arg Tyr 180185 190 Asp Phe Phe Ser Arg Val Val Pro Pro Asp Ser Phe Gln Ala Gln Ala195 200 205 Met Val Asp Ile Val Lys Ala Leu Gly Trp Asn Tyr Val Ser ThrLeu 210 215 220 Ala Ser Glu Gly Ser Tyr Gly Glu Lys Gly Val Glu Ser PheThr Gln 225 230 235 240 Ile Ser Lys Glu Ala Gly Gly Leu Cys Ile Ala GlnSer Val Arg Ile 245 250 255 Pro Gln Glu Arg Lys Asp Arg Thr Ile Asp PheAsp Arg Ile Ile Lys 260 265 270 Gln Leu Leu Asp Thr Pro Asn Ser Arg AlaVal Val Ile Phe Ala Asn 275 280 285 Asp Glu Asp Ile Lys Gln Ile Leu AlaAla Ala Lys Arg Ala Asp Gln 290 295 300 Val Gly His Phe Leu Trp Val GlySer Asp Ser Trp Gly Ser Lys Ile 305 310 315 320 Asn Pro Leu His Gln HisGlu Asp Ile Ala Glu Gly Ala Ile Thr Ile 325 330 335 Gln Pro Lys Arg AlaThr Val Glu Gly Phe Asp Ala Tyr Phe Thr Ser 340 345 350 Arg Thr Leu GluAsn Asn Arg Arg Asn Val Trp Phe Ala Glu Tyr Trp 355 360 365 Glu Glu AsnPhe Asn Cys Lys Leu Thr Ile Ser Gly Ser Lys Lys Glu 370 375 380 Asp ThrAsp Arg Lys Cys Thr Gly Gln Glu Arg Ile Gly Lys Asp Ser 385 390 395 400Asn Tyr Glu Gln Glu Gly Lys Val Gln Phe Val Ile Asp Ala Val Tyr 405 410415 Ala Met Ala His Ala Leu His His Met Asn Lys Asp Leu Cys Ala Asp 420425 430 Tyr Arg Gly Val Cys Pro Glu Met Glu Gln Ala Gly Gly Lys Lys Leu435 440 445 Leu Lys Tyr Ile Arg Asn Val Asn Phe Asn Gly Ser Ala Gly ThrPro 450 455 460 Val Met Phe Asn Lys Asn Gly Asp Ala Pro Gly Arg Tyr AspIle Phe 465 470 475 480 Gln Tyr Gln Thr Thr Asn Thr Ser Asn Pro Gly TyrArg Leu Ile Gly 485 490 495 Gln Trp Thr Asp Glu Leu Gln Leu Asn Ile GluAsp Met Gln Trp Gly 500 505 510 Lys Gly Val Arg Glu Ile Pro Ala Ser ValCys Thr Leu Pro Cys Lys 515 520 525 Pro Gly Gln Arg Lys Lys Thr Gln LysGly Thr Pro Cys Cys Trp Thr 530 535 540 Cys Glu Pro Cys Asp Gly Tyr GlnTyr Gln Phe Asp Glu Met Thr Cys 545 550 555 560 Gln His Cys Pro Tyr AspGln Arg Pro Asn Glu Asn Arg Thr Gly Cys 565 570 575 Gln Asp Ile Pro IleIle Lys Leu Glu Trp His Ser Pro Trp Ala Val 580 585 590 Ile Pro Val PheLeu Ala Met Leu Gly Ile Ile Ala Thr Ile Phe Val 595 600 605 Met Ala ThrPhe Ile Arg Tyr Asn Asp Thr Pro Ile Val Arg Ala Ser 610 615 620 Gly ArgGlu Leu Ser Tyr Val Leu Leu Thr Gly Ile Phe Leu Cys Tyr 625 630 635 640Ile Ile Thr Phe Leu Met Ile Ala Lys Pro Asp Val Ala Val Cys Ser 645 650655 Phe Arg Arg Val Phe Leu Gly Leu Gly Met Cys Ile Ser Tyr Ala Ala 660665 670 Leu Leu Thr Lys Thr Asn Arg Ile Tyr Arg Ile Phe Glu Gln Gly Lys675 680 685 Lys Ser Val Thr Ala Pro Arg Leu Ile Ser Pro Thr Ser Gln LeuAla 690 695 700 Ile Thr Ser Ser Leu Ile Ser Val Gln Leu Leu Gly Val PheIle Trp 705 710 715 720 Phe Gly Val Asp Pro Pro Asn Ile Ile Ile Asp TyrAsp Glu His Lys 725 730 735 Thr Met Asn Pro Glu Gln Ala Arg Gly Val LeuLys Cys Asp Ile Thr 740 745 750 Asp Leu Gln Ile Ile Cys Ser Leu Gly TyrSer Ile Leu Leu Met Val 755 760 765 Thr Cys Thr Val Tyr Ala Ile Lys ThrArg Gly Val Pro Glu Asn Phe 770 775 780 Asn Glu Ala Lys Pro Lys Gly PheThr Met Tyr Thr Thr Cys Ile Val 785 790 795 800 Trp Leu Ala Phe Ile ProIle Phe Phe Gly Thr Ala Gln Ser Ala Glu 805 810 815 Lys Leu Tyr Ile GlnThr Thr Thr Leu Thr Ile Ser Met Asn Leu Ser 820 825 830 Ala Ser Val AlaLeu Gly Met Leu Tyr Met Pro Lys Val Tyr Ile Ile 835 840 845 Ile Phe HisPro Glu Leu Asn Val Gln Lys Arg Lys Arg Ser Phe Lys 850 855 860 Ala ValVal Thr Ala Ala Thr Met Ser Ser Arg Leu Ser His Lys Pro 865 870 875 880Ser Asp Arg Pro Asn Gly Glu Ala Lys Thr Glu Leu Cys Glu Asn Val 885 890895 Asp Pro Asn Ser Pro Ala Ala Lys Lys Lys Tyr Val Ser Tyr Asn Asn 900905 910 Leu Val Ile 915 74 1842 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 74 atgcgagccccgggcgcgct tctcgcccgc atgtcgcggc tactgcttct gctactgctc 60 aaggtgtctgcctcttctgc cctcggggtc gcccctgcgt ccagaaacga aacttgtctg 120 ggggagagctgtgcacctac agtgatccag cgccgcggca gggacgcctg gggaccggga 180 aattctgcaagagacgttct gcgagcccga gcacccaggg aggagcaggg ggcagcgttt 240 cttgcgggaccctcctggga cctgccggcg gccccgggcc gtgacccggc tgcaggcaga 300 ggggcggaggcgtcggcagc cggacccccg ggacctccaa ccaggccacc tggcccctgg 360 aggtggaaaggtgctcgggg tcaggagcct tctgaaactt tggggagagg gaaccccacg 420 gccctccagctcttccttca gatctcagag gaggaagaga agggtcccag aggcgctggc 480 atttccgggcgtagccagga gcagagtgtg aagacagtcc ccggagccag cgatcttttt 540 tactggccaaggagagccgg gaaactccag ggttcccacc acaagcccct gtccaagacg 600 gccaatggactggcggggca cgaagggtgg acaattgcac tcccgggccg ggcgctggcc 660 cagaatggatccttgggtga aggaatccat gagcctgggg gtccccgccg gggaaacagc 720 acgaaccggcgtgtgagact gaagaacccc ttctacccgc tgacccagga gtcctatgga 780 gcctacgcggtcatgtgtct gtccgtggtg atcttcggga ccggcatcat tggcaacctg 840 gcggtgatgtgcatcgtgtg ccacaactac tacatgcgga gcatctccaa ctccctcttg 900 gccaacctggccttctggga ctttctcatc atcttcttct gccttccgct ggtcatcttc 960 cacgagctgaccaagaagtg gctgctggag gacttctcct gcaagatcgt gccctatata 1020 gaggtcgcttctctgggagt caccaccttc acccgatgtg ctctgtgcat agaccgcttc 1080 cgtgctgccaccaacgtaca gatgtactac gaaatgatcg aaaactgttc ctcaacaact 1140 gccaaacttgctgttatatg ggtgggagct ctattgttag cacttccaga agttgttctc 1200 cgccagctgagcaaggagga tttggggttt agtggccgag ctccggcaga aaggtgcatt 1260 attaagatctctcctgattt accagacacc atctatgttc tagccctcac ctacgacagt 1320 gcgagactgtggtggtattt tggctgttac ttttgtttgc ccacgctttt caccatcacc 1380 tgctctctagtgactgcgag gaaaatccgc aaagcagaga aagcctgtac ccgagggaat 1440 aaacggcagattcaactaga gagtcagatg aactgtacag tagtggcact gaccatttta 1500 tatggattttgcattattcc tgaaaatatc tgcaacattg ttactgccta catggctaca 1560 ggggtttcacagcagacaat ggacctcctt aatatcatca gccagttcct tttgttcttt 1620 aagtcctgtgtcaccccagt cctccttttc tgtctctgca aacccttcag tcgggccttc 1680 atggagtgctgctgctgttg ctgtgaggaa tgcattcaga agtcttcaac ggtgaccagt 1740 gatgacaatgacaacgagta caccacggaa ctcgaactct cgcctttcag taccatacgc 1800 cgtgaaatgtccacttttgc ttctgtcgga actcattgct ga 1842 75 613 PRT Unknown NovelSequence 75 Met Arg Ala Pro Gly Ala Leu Leu Ala Arg Met Ser Arg Leu LeuLeu 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Leu Leu Lys Val Ser Ala Ser Ser Ala Leu Gly ValAla Pro 20 25 30 Ala Ser Arg Asn Glu Thr Cys Leu Gly Glu Ser Cys Ala ProThr Val 35 40 45 Ile Gln Arg Arg Gly Arg Asp Ala Trp Gly Pro Gly Asn SerAla Arg 50 55 60 Asp Val Leu Arg Ala Arg Ala Pro Arg Glu Glu Gln Gly AlaAla Phe 65 70 75 80 Leu Ala Gly Pro Ser Trp Asp Leu Pro Ala Ala Pro GlyArg Asp Pro 85 90 95 Ala Ala Gly Arg Gly Ala Glu Ala Ser Ala Ala Gly ProPro Gly Pro 100 105 110 Pro Thr Arg Pro Pro Gly Pro Trp Arg Trp Lys GlyAla Arg Gly Gln 115 120 125 Glu Pro Ser Glu Thr Leu Gly Arg Gly Asn ProThr Ala Leu Gln Leu 130 135 140 Phe Leu Gln Ile Ser Glu Glu Glu Glu LysGly Pro Arg Gly Ala Gly 145 150 155 160 Ile Ser Gly Arg Ser Gln Glu GlnSer Val Lys Thr Val Pro Gly Ala 165 170 175 Ser Asp Leu Phe Tyr Trp ProArg Arg Ala Gly Lys Leu Gln Gly Ser 180 185 190 His His Lys Pro Leu SerLys Thr Ala Asn Gly Leu Ala Gly His Glu 195 200 205 Gly Trp Thr Ile AlaLeu Pro Gly Arg Ala Leu Ala Gln Asn Gly Ser 210 215 220 Leu Gly Glu GlyIle His Glu Pro Gly Gly Pro Arg Arg Gly Asn Ser 225 230 235 240 Thr AsnArg Arg Val Arg Leu Lys Asn Pro Phe Tyr Pro Leu Thr Gln 245 250 255 GluSer Tyr Gly Ala Tyr Ala Val Met Cys Leu Ser Val Val Ile Phe 260 265 270Gly Thr Gly Ile Ile Gly Asn Leu Ala Val Met Cys Ile Val Cys His 275 280285 Asn Tyr Tyr Met Arg Ser Ile Ser Asn Ser Leu Leu Ala Asn Leu Ala 290295 300 Phe Trp Asp Phe Leu Ile Ile Phe Phe Cys Leu Pro Leu Val Ile Phe305 310 315 320 His Glu Leu Thr Lys Lys Trp Leu Leu Glu Asp Phe Ser CysLys Ile 325 330 335 Val Pro Tyr Ile Glu Val Ala Ser Leu Gly Val Thr ThrPhe Thr Arg 340 345 350 Cys Ala Leu Cys Ile Asp Arg Phe Arg Ala Ala ThrAsn Val Gln Met 355 360 365 Tyr Tyr Glu Met Ile Glu Asn Cys Ser Ser ThrThr Ala Lys Leu Ala 370 375 380 Val Ile Trp Val Gly Ala Leu Leu Leu AlaLeu Pro Glu Val Val Leu 385 390 395 400 Arg Gln Leu Ser Lys Glu Asp LeuGly Phe Ser Gly Arg Ala Pro Ala 405 410 415 Glu Arg Cys Ile Ile Lys IleSer Pro Asp Leu Pro Asp Thr Ile Tyr 420 425 430 Val Leu Ala Leu Thr TyrAsp Ser Ala Arg Leu Trp Trp Tyr Phe Gly 435 440 445 Cys Tyr Phe Cys LeuPro Thr Leu Phe Thr Ile Thr Cys Ser Leu Val 450 455 460 Thr Ala Arg LysIle Arg Lys Ala Glu Lys Ala Cys Thr Arg Gly Asn 465 470 475 480 Lys ArgGln Ile Gln Leu Glu Ser Gln Met Asn Cys Thr Val Val Ala 485 490 495 LeuThr Ile Leu Tyr Gly Phe Cys Ile Ile Pro Glu Asn Ile Cys Asn 500 505 510Ile Val Thr Ala Tyr Met Ala Thr Gly Val Ser Gln Gln Thr Met Asp 515 520525 Leu Leu Asn Ile Ile Ser Gln Phe Leu Leu Phe Phe Lys Ser Cys Val 530535 540 Thr Pro Val Leu Leu Phe Cys Leu Cys Lys Pro Phe Ser Arg Ala Phe545 550 555 560 Met Glu Cys Cys Cys Cys Cys Cys Glu Glu Cys Ile Gln LysSer Ser 565 570 575 Thr Val Thr Ser Asp Asp Asn Asp Asn Glu Tyr Thr ThrGlu Leu Glu 580 585 590 Leu Ser Pro Phe Ser Thr Ile Arg Arg Glu Met SerThr Phe Ala Ser 595 600 605 Val Gly Thr His Cys 610 76 1842 DNA Homosapiens 76 atgcgagccc cgggcgcgct tctcgcccgc atgtcgcggc tactgcttctgctactgctc 60 aaggtgtctg cctcttctgc cctcggggtc gcccctgcgt ccagaaacgaaacttgtctg 120 ggggagagct gtgcacctac agtgatccag cgccgcggca gggacgcctggggaccggga 180 aattctgcaa gagacgttct gcgagcccga gcacccaggg aggagcagggggcagcgttt 240 cttgcgggac cctcctggga cctgccggcg gccccgggcc gtgacccggctgcaggcaga 300 ggggcggagg cgtcggcagc cggacccccg ggacctccaa ccaggccacctggcccctgg 360 aggtggaaag gtgctcgggg tcaggagcct tctgaaactt tggggagagggaaccccacg 420 gccctccagc tcttccttca gatctcagag gaggaagaga agggtcccagaggcgctggc 480 atttccgggc gtagccagga gcagagtgtg aagacagtcc ccggagccagcgatcttttt 540 tactggccaa ggagagccgg gaaactccag ggttcccacc acaagcccctgtccaagacg 600 gccaatggac tggcggggca cgaagggtgg acaattgcac tcccgggccgggcgctggcc 660 cagaatggat ccttgggtga aggaatccat gagcctgggg gtccccgccggggaaacagc 720 acgaaccggc gtgtgagact gaagaacccc ttctacccgc tgacccaggagtcctatgga 780 gcctacgcgg tcatgtgtct gtccgtggtg atcttcggga ccggcatcattggcaacctg 840 gcggtgatgt gcatcgtgtg ccacaactac tacatgcgga gcatctccaactccctcttg 900 gccaacctgg ccttctggga ctttctcatc atcttcttct gccttccgctggtcatcttc 960 cacgagctga ccaagaagtg gctgctggag gacttctcct gcaagatcgtgccctatata 1020 gaggtcgctt ctctgggagt caccaccttc accttatgtg ctctgtgcatagaccgcttc 1080 cgtgctgcca ccaacgtaca gatgtactac gaaatgatcg aaaactgttcctcaacaact 1140 gccaaacttg ctgttatatg ggtgggagct ctattgttag cacttccagaagttgttctc 1200 cgccagctga gcaaggagga tttggggttt agtggccgag ctccggcagaaaggtgcatt 1260 attaagatct ctcctgattt accagacacc atctatgttc tagccctcacctacgacagt 1320 gcgagactgt ggtggtattt tggctgttac ttttgtttgc ccacgcttttcaccatcacc 1380 tgctctctag tgactgcgag gaaaatccgc aaagcagaga aagcctgtacccgagggaat 1440 aaacggcaga ttcaactaga gagtcagatg aactgtacag tagtggcactgaccatttta 1500 tatggatttt gcattattcc tgaaaatatc tgcaacattg ttactgcctacatggctaca 1560 ggggtttcac agcagacaat ggacctcctt aatatcatca gccagttccttttgttcttt 1620 aagtcctatg tcaccccagt cctccttttc tgtctctgca aacccttcagtcgggccttc 1680 atggagtgct gctgctgttg ctgtgaggaa tgcattcaga agtcttcaacggtgaccagt 1740 gatgacaatg acaacgagta caccacggaa ctcgaactct cgcctttcagtaccatacgc 1800 cgtgaaatgt ccacttttgc ttctgtcgga actcattgct ga 1842 77613 PRT Unknown Novel Sequence 77 Met Arg Ala Pro Gly Ala Leu Leu AlaArg Met Ser Arg Leu Leu Leu 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Leu Leu Lys Val Ser AlaSer Ser Ala Leu Gly Val Ala Pro 20 25 30 Ala Ser Arg Asn Glu Thr Cys LeuGly Glu Ser Cys Ala Pro Thr Val 35 40 45 Ile Gln Arg Arg Gly Arg Asp AlaTrp Gly Pro Gly Asn Ser Ala Arg 50 55 60 Asp Val Leu Arg Ala Arg Ala ProArg Glu Glu Gln Gly Ala Ala Phe 65 70 75 80 Leu Ala Gly Pro Ser Trp AspLeu Pro Ala Ala Pro Gly Arg Asp Pro 85 90 95 Ala Ala Gly Arg Gly Ala GluAla Ser Ala Ala Gly Pro Pro Gly Pro 100 105 110 Pro Thr Arg Pro Pro GlyPro Trp Arg Trp Lys Gly Ala Arg Gly Gln 115 120 125 Glu Pro Ser Glu ThrLeu Gly Arg Gly Asn Pro Thr Ala Leu Gln Leu 130 135 140 Phe Leu Gln IleSer Glu Glu Glu Glu Lys Gly Pro Arg Gly Ala Gly 145 150 155 160 Ile SerGly Arg Ser Gln Glu Gln Ser Val Lys Thr Val Pro Gly Ala 165 170 175 SerAsp Leu Phe Tyr Trp Pro Arg Arg Ala Gly Lys Leu Gln Gly Ser 180 185 190His His Lys Pro Leu Ser Lys Thr Ala Asn Gly Leu Ala Gly His Glu 195 200205 Gly Trp Thr Ile Ala Leu Pro Gly Arg Ala Leu Ala Gln Asn Gly Ser 210215 220 Leu Gly Glu Gly Ile His Glu Pro Gly Gly Pro Arg Arg Gly Asn Ser225 230 235 240 Thr Asn Arg Arg Val Arg Leu Lys Asn Pro Phe Tyr Pro LeuThr Gln 245 250 255 Glu Ser Tyr Gly Ala Tyr Ala Val Met Cys Leu Ser ValVal Ile Phe 260 265 270 Gly Thr Gly Ile Ile Gly Asn Leu Ala Val Met CysIle Val Cys His 275 280 285 Asn Tyr Tyr Met Arg Ser Ile Ser Asn Ser LeuLeu Ala Asn Leu Ala 290 295 300 Phe Trp Asp Phe Leu Ile Ile Phe Phe CysLeu Pro Leu Val Ile Phe 305 310 315 320 His Glu Leu Thr Lys Lys Trp LeuLeu Glu Asp Phe Ser Cys Lys Ile 325 330 335 Val Pro Tyr Ile Glu Val AlaSer Leu Gly Val Thr Thr Phe Thr Leu 340 345 350 Cys Ala Leu Cys Ile AspArg Phe Arg Ala Ala Thr Asn Val Gln Met 355 360 365 Tyr Tyr Glu Met IleGlu Asn Cys Ser Ser Thr Thr Ala Lys Leu Ala 370 375 380 Val Ile Trp ValGly Ala Leu Leu Leu Ala Leu Pro Glu Val Val Leu 385 390 395 400 Arg GlnLeu Ser Lys Glu Asp Leu Gly Phe Ser Gly Arg Ala Pro Ala 405 410 415 GluArg Cys Ile Ile Lys Ile Ser Pro Asp Leu Pro Asp Thr Ile Tyr 420 425 430Val Leu Ala Leu Thr Tyr Asp Ser Ala Arg Leu Trp Trp Tyr Phe Gly 435 440445 Cys Tyr Phe Cys Leu Pro Thr Leu Phe Thr Ile Thr Cys Ser Leu Val 450455 460 Thr Ala Arg Lys Ile Arg Lys Ala Glu Lys Ala Cys Thr Arg Gly Asn465 470 475 480 Lys Arg Gln Ile Gln Leu Glu Ser Gln Met Asn Cys Thr ValVal Ala 485 490 495 Leu Thr Ile Leu Tyr Gly Phe Cys Ile Ile Pro Glu AsnIle Cys Asn 500 505 510 Ile Val Thr Ala Tyr Met Ala Thr Gly Val Ser GlnGln Thr Met Asp 515 520 525 Leu Leu Asn Ile Ile Ser Gln Phe Leu Leu PhePhe Lys Ser Tyr Val 530 535 540 Thr Pro Val Leu Leu Phe Cys Leu Cys LysPro Phe Ser Arg Ala Phe 545 550 555 560 Met Glu Cys Cys Cys Cys Cys CysGlu Glu Cys Ile Gln Lys Ser Ser 565 570 575 Thr Val Thr Ser Asp Asp AsnAsp Asn Glu Tyr Thr Thr Glu Leu Glu 580 585 590 Leu Ser Pro Phe Ser ThrIle Arg Arg Glu Met Ser Thr Phe Ala Ser 595 600 605 Val Gly Thr His Cys610 78 1086 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 78 atgtcccctg aatgcgcgcgggcagcgggc gacgcgccct tgcgcagcct ggagcaagcc 60 aaccgcaccc gctttcccttcttctccgac gtcaagggcg accaccggct ggtgctggcc 120 gcggtggaga caaccgtgctggtgctcatc tttgcagtgt cgctgctggg caacgtgtgc 180 gccctggtgc tggtggcgcgccgacgacgc cgcggcgcga ctgcctgcct ggtactcaac 240 ctcttctgcg cggacctgctcttcatcagc gctatccctc tggtgctggc cgtgcgctgg 300 actgaggcct ggctgctgggccccgttgcc tgccacctgc tcttctacgt gatgaccctg 360 agcggcagcg tcaccatcctcacgctggcc gcggtcagcc tggagcgcat ggtgtgcatc 420 gtgcacctgc agcgcggcgtgcggggtcct gggcggcggg cgcgggcagt gctgctggcg 480 ctcatctggg gctattcggcggtcgccgct ctgcctctct gcgtcttctt tcgagtcgtc 540 ccgcaacggc tccccggcgccgaccaggaa atttcgattt gcacactgat ttggcccacc 600 attcctggag agatctcgtgggatgtctct tttgttactt tgaacttctt ggtgccagga 660 ctggtcattg tgatcagttactccaaaatt ttacagatca caaaggcatc aaggaagagg 720 ctcacggtaa gcctggcctactcggagagc caccagatcc gcgtgtccca gcaggacttc 780 cggctcttcc gcaccctcttcctcctcatg gtctccttct tcatcatgtg gagccccatc 840 ttcatcacca tcctcctcatcctgatccag aacttcaagc aagacctggt catctggccg 900 tccctcttct tctgggtggtggccttcaca tttgctaatt cagccctaaa ccccatcctc 960 tacaacatga cactgtgcaggaatgagtgg aagaaaattt tttgctgctt ctggttccca 1020 gaaaagggag ccattttaacagacacatct gtcaaaagaa atgacttgtc gattatttct 1080 ggctaa 1086 79 361 PRTUnknown Novel Sequence 79 Met Ser Pro Glu Cys Ala Arg Ala Ala Gly AspAla Pro Leu Arg Ser 1 5 10 15 Leu Glu Gln Ala Asn Arg Thr Arg Phe ProPhe Phe Ser Asp Val Lys 20 25 30 Gly Asp His Arg Leu Val Leu Ala Ala ValGlu Thr Thr Val Leu Val 35 40 45 Leu Ile Phe Ala Val Ser Leu Leu Gly AsnVal Cys Ala Leu Val Leu 50 55 60 Val Ala Arg Arg Arg Arg Arg Gly Ala ThrAla Cys Leu Val Leu Asn 65 70 75 80 Leu Phe Cys Ala Asp Leu Leu Phe IleSer Ala Ile Pro Leu Val Leu 85 90 95 Ala Val Arg Trp Thr Glu Ala Trp LeuLeu Gly Pro Val Ala Cys His 100 105 110 Leu Leu Phe Tyr Val Met Thr LeuSer Gly Ser Val Thr Ile Leu Thr 115 120 125 Leu Ala Ala Val Ser Leu GluArg Met Val Cys Ile Val His Leu Gln 130 135 140 Arg Gly Val Arg Gly ProGly Arg Arg Ala Arg Ala Val Leu Leu Ala 145 150 155 160 Leu Ile Trp GlyTyr Ser Ala Val Ala Ala Leu Pro Leu Cys Val Phe 165 170 175 Phe Arg ValVal Pro Gln Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala Asp Gln Glu Ile Ser 180 185 190 Ile CysThr Leu Ile Trp Pro Thr Ile Pro Gly Glu Ile Ser Trp Asp 195 200 205 ValSer Phe Val Thr Leu Asn Phe Leu Val Pro Gly Leu Val Ile Val 210 215 220Ile Ser Tyr Ser Lys Ile Leu Gln Ile Thr Lys Ala Ser Arg Lys Arg 225 230235 240 Leu Thr Val Ser Leu Ala Tyr Ser Glu Ser His Gln Ile Arg Val Ser245 250 255 Gln Gln Asp Phe Arg Leu Phe Arg Thr Leu Phe Leu Leu Met ValSer 260 265 270 Phe Phe Ile Met Trp Ser Pro Ile Phe Ile Thr Ile Leu LeuIle Leu 275 280 285 Ile Gln Asn Phe Lys Gln Asp Leu Val Ile Trp Pro SerLeu Phe Phe 290 295 300 Trp Val Val Ala Phe Thr Phe Ala Asn Ser Ala LeuAsn Pro Ile Leu 305 310 315 320 Tyr Asn Met Thr Leu Cys Arg Asn Glu TrpLys Lys Ile Phe Cys Cys 325 330 335 Phe Trp Phe Pro Glu Lys Gly Ala IleLeu Thr Asp Thr Ser Val Lys 340 345 350 Arg Asn Asp Leu Ser Ile Ile SerGly 355 360 80 1086 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 80 atgtcccctg aatgcgcgcgggcagcgggc gacgcgccct tgcgcagcct ggagcaagcc 60 aaccgcaccc gctttcccttcttctccgac gtcaagggcg accaccggct ggtgctggcc 120 gcggtggaga caaccgtgctggtgctcatc tttgcagtgt cgctgctggg caacgtgtgc 180 gccctggtgc tggtggcgcgccgacgacgc cgcggcgcga ctgcctgcct ggtactcaac 240 ctcttctgcg cggacctgctcttcatcagc gctatccctc tggtgctggc cgtgcgctgg 300 actgaggcct ggctgctgggccccgttgcc tgccacctgc tcttctacgt gatgaccctg 360 agcggcagcg tcaccatcctcacgctggcc gcggtcagcc tgaatcgcat ggtgtgcatc 420 gtgcacctgc agcgcggcgtgcggggtcct gggcggcggg cgcgggcagt gctgctggcg 480 ctcatctggg gctattcggcggtcgccgct ctgcctctct gcgtcttctt tcgagtcgtc 540 ccgcaacggc tccccggcgccgaccaggaa atttcgattt gcacactgat ttggcccacc 600 attcctggag agatctcgtgggatgtctct tttgttactt tgaacttctt ggtgccagga 660 ctggtcattg tgatcagttactccaaaatt ttacagatca caaaggcatc aaggaagagg 720 ctcacggtaa gcctggcctactcggagagc caccagatcc gcgtgtccca gcaggacttc 780 cggctcttcc gcaccctcttcctcctcatg gtctccttct tcatcatgtg gagccccatc 840 atcatcacca tcctcctcatcctgatccag aacttcaagc aagacctggt catctggccg 900 tccctcttct tctgggtggtggccttcaca tttgctaatt cagccctaaa ccccatcctc 960 tacaacatga cactgtgcaggaatgagtgg aagaaaattt tttgctgctt ctggttccca 1020 gaaaagggag ccattttaacagacacatct gtcaaaagaa atgacttgtc gattatttct 1080 ggctaa 1086 81 361 PRTUnknown Novel Sequence 81 Met Ser Pro Glu Cys Ala Arg Ala Ala Gly AspAla Pro Leu Arg Ser 1 5 10 15 Leu Glu Gln Ala Asn Arg Thr Arg Phe ProPhe Phe Ser Asp Val Lys 20 25 30 Gly Asp His Arg Leu Val Leu Ala Ala ValGlu Thr Thr Val Leu Val 35 40 45 Leu Ile Phe Ala Val Ser Leu Leu Gly AsnVal Cys Ala Leu Val Leu 50 55 60 Val Ala Arg Arg Arg Arg Arg Gly Ala ThrAla Cys Leu Val Leu Asn 65 70 75 80 Leu Phe Cys Ala Asp Leu Leu Phe IleSer Ala Ile Pro Leu Val Leu 85 90 95 Ala Val Arg Trp Thr Glu Ala Trp LeuLeu Gly Pro Val Ala Cys His 100 105 110 Leu Leu Phe Tyr Val Met Thr LeuSer Gly Ser Val Thr Ile Leu Thr 115 120 125 Leu Ala Ala Val Ser Leu AsnArg Met Val Cys Ile Val His Leu Gln 130 135 140 Arg Gly Val Arg Gly ProGly Arg Arg Ala Arg Ala Val Leu Leu Ala 145 150 155 160 Leu Ile Trp GlyTyr Ser Ala Val Ala Ala Leu Pro Leu Cys Val Phe 165 170 175 Phe Arg ValVal Pro Gln Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala Asp Gln Glu Ile Ser 180 185 190 Ile CysThr Leu Ile Trp Pro Thr Ile Pro Gly Glu Ile Ser Trp Asp 195 200 205 ValSer Phe Val Thr Leu Asn Phe Leu Val Pro Gly Leu Val Ile Val 210 215 220Ile Ser Tyr Ser Lys Ile Leu Gln Ile Thr Lys Ala Ser Arg Lys Arg 225 230235 240 Leu Thr Val Ser Leu Ala Tyr Ser Glu Ser His Gln Ile Arg Val Ser245 250 255 Gln Gln Asp Phe Arg Leu Phe Arg Thr Leu Phe Leu Leu Met ValSer 260 265 270 Phe Phe Ile Met Trp Ser Pro Ile Ile Ile Thr Ile Leu LeuIle Leu 275 280 285 Ile Gln Asn Phe Lys Gln Asp Leu Val Ile Trp Pro SerLeu Phe Phe 290 295 300 Trp Val Val Ala Phe Thr Phe Ala Asn Ser Ala LeuAsn Pro Ile Leu 305 310 315 320 Tyr Asn Met Thr Leu Cys Arg Asn Glu TrpLys Lys Ile Phe Cys Cys 325 330 335 Phe Trp Phe Pro Glu Lys Gly Ala IleLeu Thr Asp Thr Ser Val Lys 340 345 350 Arg Asn Asp Leu Ser Ile Ile SerGly 355 360 82 1212 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 82 atggcttgca atggcagtgcggccaggggg cactttgacc ctgaggactt gaacctgact 60 gacgaggcac tgagactcaagtacctgggg ccccagcaga cagagctgtt catgcccatc 120 tgtgccacat acctgctgatcttcgtggtg ggcgctgtgg gcaatgggct gacctgtctg 180 gtcatcctgc gccacaaggccatgcgcacg cctaccaact actacctctt cagcctggcc 240 gtgtcggacc tgctggtgctgctggtgggc ctgcccctgg agctctatga gatgtggcac 300 aactacccct tcctgctgggcgttggtggc tgctatttcc gcacgctact gtttgagatg 360 gtctgcctgg cctcagtgctcaacgtcact gccctgagcg tggaacgcta tgtggccgtg 420 gtgcacccac tccaggccaggtccatggtg acgcgggccc atgtgcgccg agtgcttggg 480 gccgtctggg gtcttgccatgctctgctcc ctgcccaaca ccagcctgca cggcatccgg 540 cagctgcacg tgccctgccggggcccagtg ccagactcag ctgtttgcat gctggtccgc 600 ccacgggccc tctacaacatggtagtgcag accaccgcgc tgctcttctt ctgcctgccc 660 atggccatca tgagcgtgctctacctgctc attgggctgc gactgcggcg ggagaggctg 720 ctgctcatgc aggaggccaagggcaggggc tctgcagcag ccaggtccag atacacctgc 780 aggctccagc agcacgatcggggccggaga caagtgaaaa agatgctgtt tgtcctggtc 840 gtggtgtttg gcatctgctgggccccgttc cacgccgacc gcgtcatgtg gagcgtcgtg 900 tcacagtgga cagatggcctgcacctggcc ttccagcacg tgcacgtcat ctccggcatc 960 ttcttctacc tgggctcggcggccaacccc gtgctctata gcctcatgtc cagccgcttc 1020 cgagagacct tccaggaggccctgtgcctc ggggcctgct gccatcgcct cagaccccgc 1080 cacagctccc acagcctcagcaggatgacc acaggcagca ccctgtgtga tgtgggctcc 1140 ctgggcagct gggtccaccccctggctggg aacgatggcc cagaggcgca gcaagagacc 1200 gatccatcct ga 1212 83403 PRT Unknown Novel Sequence 83 Met Ala Cys Asn Gly Ser Ala Ala ArgGly His Phe Asp Pro Glu Asp 1 5 10 15 Leu Asn Leu Thr Asp Glu Ala LeuArg Leu Lys Tyr Leu Gly Pro Gln 20 25 30 Gln Thr Glu Leu Phe Met Pro IleCys Ala Thr Tyr Leu Leu Ile Phe 35 40 45 Val Val Gly Ala Val Gly Asn GlyLeu Thr Cys Leu Val Ile Leu Arg 50 55 60 His Lys Ala Met Arg Thr Pro ThrAsn Tyr Tyr Leu Phe Ser Leu Ala 65 70 75 80 Val Ser Asp Leu Leu Val LeuLeu Val Gly Leu Pro Leu Glu Leu Tyr 85 90 95 Glu Met Trp His Asn Tyr ProPhe Leu Leu Gly Val Gly Gly Cys Tyr 100 105 110 Phe Arg Thr Leu Leu PheGlu Met Val Cys Leu Ala Ser Val Leu Asn 115 120 125 Val Thr Ala Leu SerVal Glu Arg Tyr Val Ala Val Val His Pro Leu 130 135 140 Gln Ala Arg SerMet Val Thr Arg Ala His Val Arg Arg Val Leu Gly 145 150 155 160 Ala ValTrp Gly Leu Ala Met Leu Cys Ser Leu Pro Asn Thr Ser Leu 165 170 175 HisGly Ile Arg Gln Leu His Val Pro Cys Arg Gly Pro Val Pro Asp 180 185 190Ser Ala Val Cys Met Leu Val Arg Pro Arg Ala Leu Tyr Asn Met Val 195 200205 Val Gln Thr Thr Ala Leu Leu Phe Phe Cys Leu Pro Met Ala Ile Met 210215 220 Ser Val Leu Tyr Leu Leu Ile Gly Leu Arg Leu Arg Arg Glu Arg Leu225 230 235 240 Leu Leu Met Gln Glu Ala Lys Gly Arg Gly Ser Ala Ala AlaArg Ser 245 250 255 Arg Tyr Thr Cys Arg Leu Gln Gln His Asp Arg Gly ArgArg Gln Val 260 265 270 Lys Lys Met Leu Phe Val Leu Val Val Val Phe GlyIle Cys Trp Ala 275 280 285 Pro Phe His Ala Asp Arg Val Met Trp Ser ValVal Ser Gln Trp Thr 290 295 300 Asp Gly Leu His Leu Ala Phe Gln His ValHis Val Ile Ser Gly Ile 305 310 315 320 Phe Phe Tyr Leu Gly Ser Ala AlaAsn Pro Val Leu Tyr Ser Leu Met 325 330 335 Ser Ser Arg Phe Arg Glu ThrPhe Gln Glu Ala Leu Cys Leu Gly Ala 340 345 350 Cys Cys His Arg Leu ArgPro Arg His Ser Ser His Ser Leu Ser Arg 355 360 365 Met Thr Thr Gly SerThr Leu Cys Asp Val Gly Ser Leu Gly Ser Trp 370 375 380 Val His Pro LeuAla Gly Asn Asp Gly Pro Glu Ala Gln Gln Glu Thr 385 390 395 400 Asp ProSer 84 930 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 84 atgaatggca cctacaacacctgtggctcc agcgacctca cctggccccc agcgatcaag 60 ctgggcttct acgcctacttgggcgtcctg ctggtgctag gcctgctgct caacagcctg 120 gcgctctggg tgttctgctgccgcatgcag cagtggacgg agacccgcat ctacatgacc 180 aacctggcgg tggccgacctctgcctgctg tgcaccttgc ccttcgtgct gcactccctg 240 cgagacacct cagacacgccgctgtgccag ctctcccagg gcatctacct gaccaacagg 300 tacatgagca tcagcctggtcacggccatc gccgtggacc gctatgtggc cgtgcggcac 360 ccgctgcgtg cccgcgggctgcggtccccc aggcaggctg cggccgtgtg cgcggtcctc 420 tgggtgctgg tcatcggctccctggtggct cgctggctcc tggggattca ggagggcggc 480 ttctgcttca ggagcacccggcacaatttc aactccatgc ggttcccgct gctgggattc 540 tacctgcccc tggccgtggtggtcttctgc tccctgaagg tggtgactgc cctggcccag 600 aggccaccca ccgacgtggggcaggcagag gccacccgca aggctaaacg catggtctgg 660 gccaacctcc tggtgttcgtggtctgcttc ctgcccctgc acgtggggct gacagtgcgc 720 ctcgcagtgg gctggaacgcctgtgccctc ctggagacga tccgtcgcgc cctgtacata 780 accagcaagc tctcagatgccaactgctgc ctggacgcca tctgctacta ctacatggcc 840 aaggagttcc aggaggcgtctgcactggcc gtggctcccc gtgctaaggc ccacaaaagc 900 caggactctc tgtgcgtgaccctcgcctaa 930 85 309 PRT Unknown Novel Sequence 85 Met Asn Gly Thr TyrAsn Thr Cys Gly Ser Ser Asp Leu Thr Trp Pro 1 5 10 15 Pro Ala Ile LysLeu Gly Phe Tyr Ala Tyr Leu Gly Val Leu Leu Val 20 25 30 Leu Gly Leu LeuLeu Asn Ser Leu Ala Leu Trp Val Phe Cys Cys Arg 35 40 45 Met Gln Gln TrpThr Glu Thr Arg Ile Tyr Met Thr Asn Leu Ala Val 50 55 60 Ala Asp Leu CysLeu Leu Cys Thr Leu Pro Phe Val Leu His Ser Leu 65 70 75 80 Arg Asp ThrSer Asp Thr Pro Leu Cys Gln Leu Ser Gln Gly Ile Tyr 85 90 95 Leu Thr AsnArg Tyr Met Ser Ile Ser Leu Val Thr Ala Ile Ala Val 100 105 110 Asp ArgTyr Val Ala Val Arg His Pro Leu Arg Ala Arg Gly Leu Arg 115 120 125 SerPro Arg Gln Ala Ala Ala Val Cys Ala Val Leu Trp Val Leu Val 130 135 140Ile Gly Ser Leu Val Ala Arg Trp Leu Leu Gly Ile Gln Glu Gly Gly 145 150155 160 Phe Cys Phe Arg Ser Thr Arg His Asn Phe Asn Ser Met Arg Phe Pro165 170 175 Leu Leu Gly Phe Tyr Leu Pro Leu Ala Val Val Val Phe Cys SerLeu 180 185 190 Lys Val Val Thr Ala Leu Ala Gln Arg Pro Pro Thr Asp ValGly Gln 195 200 205 Ala Glu Ala Thr Arg Lys Ala Lys Arg Met Val Trp AlaAsn Leu Leu 210 215 220 Val Phe Val Val Cys Phe Leu Pro Leu His Val GlyLeu Thr Val Arg 225 230 235 240 Leu Ala Val Gly Trp Asn Ala Cys Ala LeuLeu Glu Thr Ile Arg Arg 245 250 255 Ala Leu Tyr Ile Thr Ser Lys Leu SerAsp Ala Asn Cys Cys Leu Asp 260 265 270 Ala Ile Cys Tyr Tyr Tyr Met AlaLys Glu Phe Gln Glu Ala Ser Ala 275 280 285 Leu Ala Val Ala Pro Arg AlaLys Ala His Lys Ser Gln Asp Ser Leu 290 295 300 Cys Val Thr Leu Ala 30586 1446 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 86 atgcggtggc tgtggcccct ggctgtctctcttgctgtga ttttggctgt ggggctaagc 60 agggtctctg ggggtgcccc cctgcacctgggcaggcaca gagccgagac ccaggagcag 120 cagagccgat ccaagagggg caccgaggatgaggaggcca agggcgtgca gcagtatgtg 180 cctgaggagt gggcggagta cccccggcccattcaccctg ctggcctgca gccaaccaag 240 cccttggtgg ccaccagccc taaccccgacaaggatgggg gcaccccaga cagtgggcag 300 gaactgaggg gcaatctgac aggggcaccagggcagaggc tacagatcca gaaccccctg 360 tatccggtga ccgagagctc ctacagtgcctatgccatca tgcttctggc gctggtggtg 420 tttgcggtgg gcattgtggg caacctgtcggtcatgtgca tcgtgtggca cagctactac 480 ctgaagagcg cctggaactc catccttgccagcctggccc tctgggattt tctggtcctc 540 tttttctgcc tccctattgt catcttcaacgagatcacca agcagaggct actgggtgac 600 gtttcttgtc gtgccgtgcc cttcatggaggtctcctctc tgggagtcac gactttcagc 660 ctctgtgccc tgggcattga ccgcttccacgtggccacca gcaccctgcc caaggtgagg 720 cccatcgagc ggtgccaatc catcctggccaagttggctg tcatctgggt gggctccatg 780 acgctggctg tgcctgagct cctgctgtggcagctggcac aggagcctgc ccccaccatg 840 ggcaccctgg actcatgcat catgaaaccctcagccagcc tgcccgagtc cctgtattca 900 ctggtgatga cctaccagaa cgcccgcatgtggtggtact ttggctgcta cttctgcctg 960 cccatcctct tcacagtcac ctgccagctggtgacatggc gggtgcgagg ccctccaggg 1020 aggaagtcag agtgcagggc cagcaagcacgagcagtgtg agagccagct caagagcacc 1080 gtggtgggcc tgaccgtggt ctacgccttctgcaccctcc cagagaacgt ctgcaacatc 1140 gtggtggcct acctctccac cgagctgacccgccagaccc tggacctcct gggcctcatc 1200 aaccagttct ccaccttctt caagggcgccatcaccccag tgctgctcct ttgcatctgc 1260 aggccgctgg gccaggcctt cctggactgctgctgctgct gctgctgtga ggagtgcggc 1320 ggggcttcgg aggcctctgc tgccaatgggtcggacaaca agctcaagac cgaggtgtcc 1380 tcttccatct acttccacaa gcccagggagtcacccccac tcctgcccct gggcacacct 1440 tgctga 1446 87 481 PRT UnknownNovel Sequence 87 Met Arg Trp Leu Trp Pro Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Ala ValIle Leu Ala 1 5 10 15 Val Gly Leu Ser Arg Val Ser Gly Gly Ala Pro LeuHis Leu Gly Arg 20 25 30 His Arg Ala Glu Thr Gln Glu Gln Gln Ser Arg SerLys Arg Gly Thr 35 40 45 Glu Asp Glu Glu Ala Lys Gly Val Gln Gln Tyr ValPro Glu Glu Trp 50 55 60 Ala Glu Tyr Pro Arg Pro Ile His Pro Ala Gly LeuGln Pro Thr Lys 65 70 75 80 Pro Leu Val Ala Thr Ser Pro Asn Pro Asp LysAsp Gly Gly Thr Pro 85 90 95 Asp Ser Gly Gln Glu Leu Arg Gly Asn Leu ThrGly Ala Pro Gly Gln 100 105 110 Arg Leu Gln Ile Gln Asn Pro Leu Tyr ProVal Thr Glu Ser Ser Tyr 115 120 125 Ser Ala Tyr Ala Ile Met Leu Leu AlaLeu Val Val Phe Ala Val Gly 130 135 140 Ile Val Gly Asn Leu Ser Val MetCys Ile Val Trp His Ser Tyr Tyr 145 150 155 160 Leu Lys Ser Ala Trp AsnSer Ile Leu Ala Ser Leu Ala Leu Trp Asp 165 170 175 Phe Leu Val Leu PhePhe Cys Leu Pro Ile Val Ile Phe Asn Glu Ile 180 185 190 Thr Lys Gln ArgLeu Leu Gly Asp Val Ser Cys Arg Ala Val Pro Phe 195 200 205 Met Glu ValSer Ser Leu Gly Val Thr Thr Phe Ser Leu Cys Ala Leu 210 215 220 Gly IleAsp Arg Phe His Val Ala Thr Ser Thr Leu Pro Lys Val Arg 225 230 235 240Pro Ile Glu Arg Cys Gln Ser Ile Leu Ala Lys Leu Ala Val Ile Trp 245 250255 Val Gly Ser Met Thr Leu Ala Val Pro Glu Leu Leu Leu Trp Gln Leu 260265 270 Ala Gln Glu Pro Ala Pro Thr Met Gly Thr Leu Asp Ser Cys Ile Met275 280 285 Lys Pro Ser Ala Ser Leu Pro Glu Ser Leu Tyr Ser Leu Val MetThr 290 295 300 Tyr Gln Asn Ala Arg Met Trp Trp Tyr Phe Gly Cys Tyr PheCys Leu 305 310 315 320 Pro Ile Leu Phe Thr Val Thr Cys Gln Leu Val ThrTrp Arg Val Arg 325 330 335 Gly Pro Pro Gly Arg Lys Ser Glu Cys Arg AlaSer Lys His Glu Gln 340 345 350 Cys Glu Ser Gln Leu Lys Ser Thr Val ValGly Leu Thr Val Val Tyr 355 360 365 Ala Phe Cys Thr Leu Pro Glu Asn ValCys Asn Ile Val Val Ala Tyr 370 375 380 Leu Ser Thr Glu Leu Thr Arg GlnThr Leu Asp Leu Leu Gly Leu Ile 385 390 395 400 Asn Gln Phe Ser Thr PhePhe Lys Gly Ala Ile Thr Pro Val Leu Leu 405 410 415 Leu Cys Ile Cys ArgPro Leu Gly Gln Ala Phe Leu Asp Cys Cys Cys 420 425 430 Cys Cys Cys CysGlu Glu Cys Gly Gly Ala Ser Glu Ala Ser Ala Ala 435 440 445 Asn Gly SerAsp Asn Lys Leu Lys Thr Glu Val Ser Ser Ser Ile Tyr 450 455 460 Phe HisLys Pro Arg Glu Ser Pro Pro Leu Leu Pro Leu Gly Thr Pro 465 470 475 480Cys 88 6 PRT Unknown Novel Sequence 88 Thr Leu Glu Ser Ile Met 1 5 89 5PRT Unknown Novel Sequence 89 Glu Tyr Asn Leu Val 1 5 90 5 PRT UnknownNovel Sequence 90 Asp Cys Gly Leu Phe 1 5 91 34 DNA Unknown NovelSequence 91 gatcaagctt ccatggcgtg ctgcctgagc gagg 34 92 53 DNA UnknownNovel Sequence 92 gatcggatcc ttagaacagg ccgcagtcct tcaggttcag ctgcaggatggtg 53 93 5 PRT Unknown Novel Sequence 93 Gln Tyr Glu Leu Leu 1 5 94 5PRT Unknown Novel Sequence 94 Asp Cys Gly Leu Phe 1 5 95 1185 DNAUnknown Novel Sequence 95 atgggctgcc tcggcaacag taagaccgag gaccagcgcaacgaggagaa ggcgcagcgc 60 gaggccaaca aaaagatcga gaagcagctg cagaaggacaagcaggtcta ccgggccacg 120 caccgcctgc tgctgctggg tgctggagag tctggcaaaagcaccattgt gaagcagatg 180 aggatcctac atgttaatgg gtttaacgga gagggcggcgaagaggaccc gcaggctgca 240 aggagcaaca gcgatggtga gaaggccacc aaagtgcaggacatcaaaaa caacctgaag 300 gaggccattg aaaccattgt ggccgccatg agcaacctggtgccccccgt ggagctggcc 360 aaccctgaga accagttcag agtggactac attctgagcgtgatgaacgt gccaaacttt 420 gacttcccac ctgaattcta tgagcatgcc aaggctctgtgggaggatga gggagttcgt 480 gcctgctacg agcgctccaa cgagtaccag ctgatcgactgtgcccagta cttcctggac 540 aagattgatg tgatcaagca ggccgactac gtgccaagtgaccaggacct gcttcgctgc 600 cgcgtcctga cctctggaat ctttgagacc aagttccaggtggacaaagt caacttccac 660 atgttcgatg tgggcggcca gcgcgatgaa cgccgcaagtggatccagtg cttcaatgat 720 gtgactgcca tcatcttcgt ggtggccagc agcagctacaacatggtcat ccgggaggac 780 aaccagacca accgtctgca ggaggctctg aacctcttcaagagcatctg gaacaacaga 840 tggctgcgta ccatctctgt gatcctcttc ctcaacaagcaagatctgct tgctgagaag 900 gtcctcgctg ggaaatcgaa gattgaggac tactttccagagttcgctcg ctacaccact 960 cctgaggatg cgactcccga gcccggagag gacccacgcgtgacccgggc caagtacttc 1020 atccgggatg agtttctgag aatcagcact gctagtggagatggacgtca ctactgctac 1080 cctcacttta cctgcgccgt ggacactgag aacatccgccgtgtcttcaa cgactgccgt 1140 gacatcatcc agcgcatgca tcttcgcgac tgcgggctgttttaa 1185 96 393 PRT Unknown Novel Sequence 96 Met Gly Cys Leu Gly AsnSer Lys Thr Glu Asp Gln Arg Asn Glu Glu 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Gln Arg GluAla Asn Lys Lys Ile Glu Lys Gln Leu Gln Lys 20 25 30 Asp Lys Gln Val TyrArg Ala Thr His Arg Leu Leu Leu Leu Gly Ala 35 40 45 Gly Glu Ser Gly LysSer Thr Ile Val Lys Gln Met Arg Ile Leu His 50 55 60 Val Asn Gly Phe AsnGly Glu Gly Gly Glu Glu Asp Pro Gln Ala Ala 65 70 75 80 Arg Ser Asn SerAsp Gly Glu Lys Ala Thr Lys Val Gln Asp Ile Lys 85 90 95 Asn Asn Leu LysGlu Ala Ile Glu Thr Ile Val Ala Ala Ser Asn Leu 100 105 110 Val Pro ProVal Glu Leu Ala Asn Pro Glu Asn Gln Phe Arg Val Asp 115 120 125 Tyr IleLeu Ser Val Met Asn Val Pro Asn Phe Asp Phe Pro Pro Glu 130 135 140 PheTyr Glu His Ala Lys Ala Leu Trp Glu Asp Glu Gly Val Arg Ala 145 150 155160 Cys Tyr Glu Arg Ser Asn Glu Tyr Gln Leu Ile Asp Cys Ala Gln Tyr 165170 175 Phe Leu Asp Lys Ile Asp Val Ile Lys Gln Ala Asp Tyr Val Pro Ser180 185 190 Asp Gln Asp Leu Leu Arg Cys Arg Val Leu Thr Ser Gly Ile PheGlu 195 200 205 Thr Lys Phe Gln Val Asp Lys Val Asn Phe His Met Phe AspVal Gly 210 215 220 Gly Gln Arg Asp Glu Arg Arg Lys Trp Ile Gln Cys PheAsn Asp Val 225 230 235 240 Thr Ala Ile Ile Phe Val Val Ala Ser Ser SerTyr Asn Met Val Ile 245 250 255 Arg Glu Asp Asn Gln Thr Asn Arg Leu GlnGlu Ala Leu Asn Leu Phe 260 265 270 Lys Ser Ile Trp Asn Asn Arg Trp LeuArg Thr Ile Ser Val Ile Leu 275 280 285 Phe Leu Asn Lys Gln Asp Leu LeuAla Glu Lys Val Leu Ala Gly Lys 290 295 300 Ser Lys Ile Glu Asp Tyr PhePro Glu Phe Ala Arg Tyr Thr Thr Pro 305 310 315 320 Glu Asp Ala Thr ProGlu Pro Gly Glu Asp Pro Arg Val Thr Arg Ala 325 330 335 Lys Tyr Phe IleArg Asp Glu Phe Leu Arg Ile Ser Thr Ala Ser Gly 340 345 350 Asp Gly ArgHis Tyr Cys Tyr Pro His Phe Thr Cys Ala Val Asp Thr 355 360 365 Glu AsnIle Arg Arg Val Phe Asn Asp Cys Arg Asp Ile Ile Gln Arg 370 375 380 MetHis Leu Arg Asp Cys Gly Leu Phe 385 390 97 1014 DNA Homo sapiens 97atgaactcgt gggacgcggg cctggcgggg ctactggtgg gcacgatggg cgtctcgctg 60ctgtccaacg cgctggtgct gctctgcctg ctgcacagcg cggacatccg ccgccaggcg 120ccggcgctct tcaccctgaa cctcacgtgc gggaacctgc tgtgcaccgt ggtcaacatg 180ccgctcacgc tggccggcgt cgtggcgcag cggcagccgg cgggcgaccg cctgtgccgc 240ctggctgcct tcctcgacac cttcctggct gccaactcca tgctcagcat ggccgcgctc 300agcatcgacc gctgggtggc cgtggtcttc ccgctgagct accgggccaa gatgccgcct 360ccgagatgcg cgctcatcct ggcctacacg tggctgcacg cgctcacctt cccagccgcc 420gcgctcgccc tgtcctggct cggcttccac cagctgtacg cctcgtgcac gctgtgcagc 480cggcggccgg acgagcgcct gcgcttcgcc gtattcactg gcgccttcca cgctctcagc 540ttcctgctct ccttcgtcgt gctctgctgc acgtacctca aggtgctcaa ggtggcccgc 600ttccattgca agcgcatcga cgtgatcacc atgcagacgc tcgtgctgct ggtggacctg 660caccccagtg tgcgggaacg ctgtctggag gagcagaagc ggaggcgaca gcgagccacc 720aagaagatca gcaccttcat agggaccttc cttgtgtgct tcgcgcccta tgtgatcacc 780aggctagtgg agctcttctc cacggtgccc atcggctccc actggggggt gctgtccaag 840tgcttggcgt acagcaaggc cgcatccgac ccctttgtgt actccttact gcgacaccag 900taccgcaaaa gctgcaagga gattctgaac aggctcctgc acagacgctc catccactcc 960tctggcctca caggcgactc tcacagccag aacattctgc cggtgtctga gtga 1014 98 337PRT Homo sapiens 98 Met Asn Ser Trp Asp Ala Gly Leu Ala Gly Leu Leu ValGly Thr Met 1 5 10 15 Gly Val Ser Leu Leu Ser Asn Ala Leu Val Leu LeuCys Leu Leu His 20 25 30 Ser Ala Asp Ile Arg Arg Gln Ala Pro Ala Leu PheThr Leu Asn Leu 35 40 45 Thr Cys Gly Asn Leu Leu Cys Thr Val Val Asn MetPro Leu Thr Leu 50 55 60 Ala Gly Val Val Ala Gln Arg Gln Pro Ala Gly AspArg Leu Cys Arg 65 70 75 80 Leu Ala Ala Phe Leu Asp Thr Phe Leu Ala AlaAsn Ser Met Leu Ser 85 90 95 Met Ala Ala Leu Ser Ile Asp Arg Trp Val AlaVal Val Phe Pro Leu 100 105 110 Ser Tyr Arg Ala Lys Met Pro Pro Pro ArgCys Ala Leu Ile Leu Ala 115 120 125 Tyr Thr Trp Leu His Ala Leu Thr PhePro Ala Ala Ala Leu Ala Leu 130 135 140 Ser Trp Leu Gly Phe His Gln LeuTyr Ala Ser Cys Thr Leu Cys Ser 145 150 155 160 Arg Arg Pro Asp Glu ArgLeu Arg Phe Ala Val Phe Thr Gly Ala Phe 165 170 175 His Ala Leu Ser PheLeu Leu Ser Phe Val Val Leu Cys Cys Thr Tyr 180 185 190 Leu Lys Val LeuLys Val Ala Arg Phe His Cys Lys Arg Ile Asp Val 195 200 205 Ile Thr MetGln Thr Leu Val Leu Leu Val Asp Leu His Pro Ser Val 210 215 220 Arg GluArg Cys Leu Glu Glu Gln Lys Arg Arg Arg Gln Arg Ala Thr 225 230 235 240Lys Lys Ile Ser Thr Phe Ile Gly Thr Phe Leu Val Cys Phe Ala Pro 245 250255 Tyr Val Ile Thr Arg Leu Val Glu Leu Phe Ser Thr Val Pro Ile Gly 260265 270 Ser His Trp Gly Val Leu Ser Lys Cys Leu Ala Tyr Ser Lys Ala Ala275 280 285 Ser Asp Pro Phe Val Tyr Ser Leu Leu Arg His Gln Tyr Arg LysSer 290 295 300 Cys Lys Glu Ile Leu Asn Arg Leu Leu His Arg Arg Ser IleHis Ser 305 310 315 320 Ser Gly Leu Thr Gly Asp Ser His Ser Gln Asn IleLeu Pro Val Ser 325 330 335 Glu 99 21 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 99cgagaaggtg ctcaaggtgg c 21 100 30 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence 100gagaagagct ccactagcct ggtgatcaca 30 101 36 DNA Unknown Novel Sequence101 gaattcatga actcgtggga cgcgggcctg gcgggc 36 102 32 DNA Unknown NovelSequence 102 ctcgagtcac tcagacaccg gcagaatgtt ct 32

What is claimed is:
 1. A G protein-coupled receptor encoded by an aminoacid sequence of SEQ.ID.NO.:2.
 2. A non-endogenous, constitutivelyactivated version of the G protein-coupled receptor of claim
 1. 3. Aplasmid comprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:1.
 4. A host cellcomprising the plasmid of claim
 3. 5. A G protein-coupled receptorencoded by an amino acid sequence of SEQ.ID.NO.:4.
 6. A non-endogenous,constitutively activated version of the G protein-coupled receptor ofclaim
 5. 7. A plasmid comprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:3.8. A host cell comprising the plasmid of claim
 7. 9. A G protein-coupledreceptor encoded by an amino acid sequence of SEQ.ID.NO.:6.
 10. Anon-endogenous, constitutively activated version of the Gprotein-coupled receptor of claim
 9. 11. A plasmid comprising a vectorand the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:5.
 12. A host cell comprising the plasmid ofclaim
 11. 13. A G protein-coupled receptor encoded by an amino acidsequence of SEQ.ID.NO.:8.
 14. A non-endogenous, constitutively activatedversion of the G protein-coupled receptor of claim
 13. 15. A plasmidcomprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:7.
 16. A host cellcomprising the plasmid of claim
 15. 17. A G protein-coupled receptorencoded by an amino acid sequence of SEQ.ID.NO.:10.
 18. Anon-endogenous, constitutively activated version of the Gprotein-coupled receptor of claim
 17. 19. A plasmid comprising a vectorand the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:9.
 20. A host cell comprising the plasmid ofclaim
 19. 21. A G protein-coupled receptor encoded by an amino acidsequence of SEQ.ID.NO.:12.
 22. A non-endogenous, constitutivelyactivated version of the G protein-coupled receptor of claim
 21. 23. Aplasmid comprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:11.
 24. A hostcell comprising the plasmid of claim
 23. 25. A G protein-coupledreceptor encoded by an amino acid sequence of SEQ.ID.NO.:14.
 26. Anon-endogenous, constitutively activated version of the Gprotein-coupled receptor of claim
 25. 27. A plasmid comprising a vectorand the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:13.
 28. A host cell comprising the plasmid ofclaim
 27. 29. A G protein-coupled receptor encoded by an amino acidsequence of SEQ.ID.NO.:16.
 30. A non-endogenous, constitutivelyactivated version of the G protein-coupled receptor of claim
 29. 31. Aplasmid comprising a vector and the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:15.
 32. A hostcell comprising the plasmid of claim
 31. 33. A G protein-coupledreceptor encoded by an amino acid sequence of SEQ.ID.NO.:18.
 34. Anon-endogenous, constitutively activated version of the Gprotein-coupled receptor of claim
 33. 35. A plasmid comprising a vectorand the cDNA of SEQ.ID.NO.:17.
 36. A host cell comprising the plasmid ofclaim 35.